The Easy Read Toolbox

11/12/2025

‘Tis the season for inclusion!

Creating visuals that are both inclusive and accessible doesn’t have to be tricky. With The Easy Read Toolbox, you can access a curated selection of diverse and inclusive images that resonate with all audiences.

Whether it’s for social media, email campaigns, or your website, The Easy Read Toolbox makes creating engaging and accessible content simple and effective.

Explore more here: https://www.easyreadtoolbox.info/category/Image-Packs

Image: 5 sample images that are available in our christmas image packs. Text: ‘Tis the season for authentic representation.

10/12/2025

Are you ready to join the Inclusion Revolution?

The Easy Read Toolbox produces a monthly email newsletter packed full of tips for inclusive communication, exclusive offers for subscribers, news and upcoming events and so much more.

Who is this for?

✅ Organisations or Government bodies seeking to convert important documents into Easy Read.
✅ Social media managers looking for tips on writing inclusive communications.
✅ Health practitioners looking to provide Easy Read documents to patients.
✅ Anyone who values access and inclusion or just wants to keep up to date with what we’re doing!

If you’re ready to embark on an inclusive journey with us, get onto the mailing list and we’ll send you our FREE Accessible Communication & Easy Read introduction booklet.

Join the inclusion revolution here: https://www.easyreadtoolbox.info/get-started

Image: Illustration of a laptop. text reads: Subscribe and join the inclusion revolution. Becoming a member, you receive: a Free resource, event and workshop announcements, updates from the team and opportunites to work together.

09/12/2025

This is great!

08/12/2025

The International Easy Read Community of Practice have banded together to provide you with an amazing freebie to celebrate International Day of Persons with Disability!

Freebies include:
- images
- guides
- cards
- information
- and more.

Contributors include:

- Beverley Streater
- Casey Gray - ByEd
- Disability Equality Scotland
- easyread.tech
- IHC. org.nz
- The Easy Read Toolbox

Link: https://lnkd.in/gh-d2Nw4

Available for limited time only!

05/12/2025

Choosing a social enterprise isn’t charity, it’s a strategy.

And when you partner with the Easy Read Toolbox, the impact goes far beyond accessible communications.
We’re proud to be a certified social enterprise and as far as we know, the only one in Australia providing accessible communication services grounded in lived experience.

At a time when ESG is under global scrutiny, Australian investors, customers and regulators continue to expect organisations to walk the talk. Partnering with The Easy Read Toolbox helps you do exactly that.

When you work with us, you’re:

- Investing in the livelihoods of disabled artists, writers, editors and administrators
- Supporting fair and award-level wages
- Using procurement to generate inclusive employment and community development
- Demonstrating your values in action, not just on paper

If your organisation wants to communicate more accessibly and create genuine impact, we’d love to chat.
📩 Admin@easyreadtoolbox.info

Find out the benefits we can provide for you: https://www.easyreadtoolbox.info/why-partner-with-a-social-enterprise-like-ert

Get all the tools you need to write easy-to-understand communication in one place. When over 50% of the Australian population reads at a primary school level or below, why are you still baffling your clients with jargon, complex text, and unnecessary novels?!

04/12/2025

The Toolbox team would like to congratulate our founder, Karen Hedley , on being the recipient of the Innovation award for the National Awards for Disability Leadership.

This recognition is a testament to Karen’s unwavering commitment to creating a more inclusive and accessible world. For decades, she has championed accessible communication, disability rights, and equitable representation, ensuring people with disability are not only included, but are heard, respected, and empowered.

Karen’s vision shapes everything we do at The Easy Read Toolbox, and her leadership continues to inspire our team, our partners, and the broader community. We could not be prouder to celebrate this well-deserved achievement.

Congratulations, Karen and thank you for proving every day what bold, compassionate, and transformative leadership looks like.

Image: Picture of Karen Hedley looking and smiling at the camera. Text reads: Congratulations Karen. Recipient of the Innovation award 2025 National Awards for Disability Leadership.

02/12/2025

International Day of Peoples with Disabilities (IDPwD) is more than a date on the calendar, it’s a reminder that access, inclusion and representation must be everyday commitments, not once-a-year events.

As organisations across Australia prepare their posts and morning teas, it’s important to ask: What changes are we making that will still matter tomorrow?

One powerful place to start is communication.
For many people with disability, complex information is a barrier to participation, decision-making, and independence. When information isn’t accessible, opportunities aren’t accessible.

So The Easy Read Toolbox asks: what are you doing to continue to build inclusion and accessibility practices in your workplace?

If you’re serious about disability inclusion, contact us to start planning your inclusion revolution for 2026
📩 Admin@easyreadtoolbox.info

Image: Image of 5 people together with invisible disabilities. Text: True inclusion is more than a day marked on the calendar.

02/12/2025

30/11/2025

Building inclusion in everyday settings!

Traditionally, people assume Easy Read is only for government documents, educational resources, accessible posts, and medical information. And yes, these are all important places where Easy Read plays a critical role in ensuring access and understanding for people with disability and others who benefit from clear communication.

But Easy Read doesn’t need to stop at formal documents!

Easy Read can be a fun, creative, and inclusive tool in everyday life. Here are some unexpected and engaging ways to use it:

- Menus and Recipes – Make cooking or ordering food more inclusive with simple, step-by-step Easy Read instructions and pictures.
- Event Invitations – Help everyone feel welcome by using Easy Read in party invites, wedding announcements, or community events.
- Games and Hobbies – Use Easy Read for board game rules, how-to guides for crafts, or even instructions for tech and apps.
- Social Media Posts – Make your content more inclusive by using Easy Read to break down complex topics or share news.
- Household Instructions – Use Easy Read for daily routines, cleaning schedules, or how-to guides for home appliances.
- School Notes and Homework – Students with different learning needs can benefit from Easy Read to support their education in and out of the classroom.
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Tips – Use Easy Read to explain self-care routines, mindfulness activities, or support services.

At its core, Easy Read is about inclusion and accessibility. When we use it in everyday life, we open more doors for more people to engage, participate, and thrive.

Image: A mind map showing different ways Easy Read can be used to make content accessible.
First image: Is the board game ‘Snakes and Ladders’Second image: A wedding invitation, symbolising inclusive event invitations.
Third image: A pair of hands holding a paper brain, representing mental health and wellbeing.
Fourth image: Sticky notes with various icons, a graduation cap, microscope, judge’s gavel, and medical symbol. Representing education, science, legal, and health information.
Fifth image: Step-by-step building instructions for a cardboard project, symbolising DIY guides and hobbies.
Sixth image: A menu from a café, representing accessible food and dining options.

Text reads: Accessible?

27/11/2025

Matthew is back at it again with a product that supports people with disability.

Designed by Matthew Anderson, our autistic resident cartoonist. Wearing this cap will have people flocking to ask where you got it.

Available in 4 different colours this embroidered cotton hat has that extra special feel thanks to the intricate embroidery detail and the washed out vintage feel.

Thoughtful fashion that looks good and does good.

Shop now:
https://www.easyreadtoolbox.info/product/Swoop-Simplify-Include-Magpie-message-Vintage-Cotton-Twill-Cap

Image: A black cap with Matthew’s design of a magpie swooping. Text: Wear inclusion everywhere you go.

27/11/2025

Want to master Easy Read and make your message truly accessible?

Get all the tools in The Easy Read Toolbox right at your fingertips!

Members get access to exclusive resources like:
👉 An image bank of over 3000 images suitable for Easy Read and other uses, with new images released regularly.
👉 Basic templates to create your own Easy Read documents.
👉 A 5-module mini course to get you started in Easy Read.
👉 A word guide, regularly updated to describe difficult words.

All that for just $28 a month… wild, we know! 🤯

Still on the fence?
Here’s the kicker: 44% of Australians read at a primary school level or below.
If your communications aren’t inclusive, you’re missing almost half your audience.

It’s time to change that.
Become a member today and start creating communication and content that truly connect.

Let’s do it together!

Image: Illustration of a cockatoo dressed in a suit holding a microphone, with a speech bubble: Become a member today! Text reads: Exclusive resources, 3000 images, Easy Read Templates, for just $28 a month.