Sexual Health information in Easy English

I have just completed a training series. This topic area came up as one that is regularly difficult to assist people with a range of disabilities and abilities to understand.

There are many resources on 

• Sexual Health
• Developing relationships
• Puberty and body changes.

Below are just some of the many resources developed.

Change People

www.changepeople.co.uk/buy-our-resources/shop-books/ 

·         Safe sex and contraception

·         Sex and masturbation

·         Friendships and relationships

·         Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans

·         Sexual abuse

Buy the pack of 5.

Using a Condom

www.easyhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/How%20to%20put%20on%20a%20condom.pdf

Talking sense about sex

I haven't seen these products in person, however they could be worth considering, as a starting point, to personalise information, for your clients.

www.fpa.org.uk/shop/12/product-list?sort_bef_combine=commerce_price_amount%20ASC&sort_order=ASC&sort_by=commerce_price_amount&page=1

Books without words

www.booksbeyondwords.co.uk/sites/default/files/bw2013Catalogue_web.pdf

For example

• Falling in Love
• Loving Each other safely
• Susan's growing Up

Australian listing

Secret Girls Business

Secret Boys business

Delightful published books on puberty and body changes.

www.secretgb.com/products

 There are many more than these ones. Contact me for further references

cathy@accesseasyenglish.com.au

0466 579 855

Voting? Understand how to vote in Easy English.

Congratulations to the Australian Electoral Commission.

A recent posting from their website includes documents in Easy English on

• How to Enrol to Vote
• How to Vote at a Polling Place
• How to Vote by Mail 

Available at www.aec.gov.au/About_AEC/Publications/easy-english/ 

These publications are based on work I supported the Victorian Electoral Commission develop  a number of years ago.

Check out the latest Easy English from the Victorian Electoral Commission.

www.vec.vic.gov.au/publications/publications-brochures.html#2

The NSW Electoral Commission also used these publications to develop new ones for their jurisdiction.

http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/search?mode=results&queries_site-search_query=easy+english  

All information can be developed to meet the needs of people with low literacy and non-functional literacy. Ask Cathy

cathy@accesseasyenglish.com.au

0466 579855

What is Literacy

Spend a few minutes watching these YouTube clips.

It reminds us all of the expanse of literacy in our society.

Think about its impact on an individual level, but also for society.

What is Literacy?
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHH5vOPQGsw

This second video confronts levels of illiteracy in our contemporary adult society.
This clip shows the data for America. However, don’t dismiss it - in Australia, we are confronted with similar percentages. ABS 2006 #4228. 46% or 7 million Adult Australians has non functional literacy. New data is due for release in October 2013. The newest data highlights 44% or 7.3 million Australians have non functional literacy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LghnA2XbuU

Cathy
cathy@accesseasyenglish.com.au
0466 570 855