The Easy Read Toolbox

23/01/2026

Accessibility tip of the month

Video captions can enhance accessibility for everybody, not just with people who live with deafness or are hard of hearing.

Captions help people process information, watch videos without sound and benefit those who speak English as a second language.

Here’s how to use captions well:

- Always include captions on videos, even short ones
- Use clear, plain language, avoid jargon and slang
- Keep lines short and easy to read
- Make sure captions are accurate (auto-captions often need editing)
- Include important sounds where relevant (e.g. [laughter], [music])
- Ensure good colour contrast between text and background

When content is easier to understand, more people can engage with it.

Accessibility isn’t extra, it’s good communication and a basic human right.

Image: An Ibis with a speech bubble ‘Instead of this style of video captions’ (dark pink background with light pink text )’ and a Marsupial Rat with a speech bubble ‘use this style of video caption (black background and white text for the words highlighted and grey text that aren’t highlighted)

21/01/2026

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.

19/01/2026

Recently, we worked alongside one of our clients to help their team understand what accessibility truly means.

Accessibility is more than just a ramp or an elevator. It’s about having access to information that meets an individual’s needs. It’s ensuring information is transparent and that words aren’t unnecessarily complex.

Many people share the misconception that accessibility is only about physical limitations, but it goes far beyond that. That’s why our accessibility workshops are so important for your business.

Our aim is to reshape perceptions and understanding of accessibility, highlighting that accessibility should never be seen as a limitation, but as a design strength that benefits everyone.

Book your next inclusive workshop with The Easy Read Toolbox and start embedding accessibility into the way you work, every day.

Image: A hand holding a smartphone with speech bubbles popping out of the device. Text: Participant reviews: 1. It enhances our capacity in developing accessible communication with people who have a psychosocial disability. 2. It’s very helpful especially as we are currently working on communication materials for our local community stakeholders. 3. It helped us to better understand that accessibility is not just simplifying language but designing communication intentionally on the needs of the community.

https://www.easyreadtoolbox.info/Education-and-Training

12/01/2026

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09/01/2026

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09/01/2026

Authentic representation of people with disability is a vital first step in creating a more inclusive society.

Seeing lived experience reflected in everyday content is powerful. It helps shape understanding, challenge stereotypes, and influence how people of all ages view disability.

With so many moments throughout the year where visuals matter, being prepared makes all the difference. From Valentine’s Day and Easter to Halloween and Christmas, The Easy Read Toolbox image packs provide inclusive, authentic imagery you can confidently use across your communications.

Our image packs are designed to support accessible storytelling and ensure people with disability are seen, valued and represented, not as an afterthought, but as part of everyday life.

Check out our image packs here: https://www.easyreadtoolbox.info/category/Image-Packs

Image: Slide 1: 8 examples of the image packs we have on offer. Text: Inclusive images for all your communication needs

07/01/2026

Captivating and engaging an audience is challenging.

But ensuring your audience can truly absorb and understand the information you’re sharing comes with even greater challenges.

With so much content available, much of it remains inaccessible. Businesses, organisations and government bodies often rely on overly complex jargon, creating barriers that prevent people from understanding essential information.

Accessible communication is a right, not a privilege.

Image: An Ibis with a speech bubble ‘Don’t say: the cat gracefully lowered itself down’ and a Marsupial Rat with a speech bubble ‘Say: The cat sat down’

05/01/2026

Your content can reach so many more people.

Did you know 44% of Australians read at a primary level or below? That’s why providing accessible and inclusive communication is important.

Our FREE Accessible Communication & Easy Read introduction booklet covers the principles of Easy Read writing:

✅ How to write it
✅ Examples in action
✅ Exclusive tips
✅ Why inclusive communication is important

Join the Inclusion Revolution and start creating content for everyone.

Get the booklet here: https://www.easyreadtoolbox.info/get-started

Image: Text reads “your content can reach so many more people. Let’s explore how together! Get your free resource today.” with an illustration of someone cheering.

01/01/2026

Recently, we had the pleasure of working with Dr Lisa Stafford to create Easy Read documents for her research project, Transport Equity for All.

Dr Lisa’s project aims to improve how transport equity is understood and applied in transport planning across Australia.

Dr Lisa is asking for people with disability aged 12 and over to take part in her survey. The survey can be completed:

- Online
- Over the phone
- Using a storyboard document

The research aims to develop a disability-informed transport equity model and co-design disability transport equity measures, a practice framework, and educational tools.

You can find more information here: https://inclusivefutures.griffith.edu.au/hub-page/transport-equity-for-all

Stay informed by joining Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability

30/12/2025

New Year’s Eve, a time of celebration as we say goodbye to 2025.

As we head into the new year, it’s worth pausing to ask: what changes do we want to see?

For The Easy Read Toolbox, we want to see:

- Accessibility and inclusion become the social norm
- Equitable hiring practices for people with disability
- Workplaces that value diversity in all its forms
- Accessible communication for everybody

If, like us, these are the changes you’re championing next year, reach out and see how we can help guide the start of your inclusion revolution journey.

Contact us at: https://www.easyreadtoolbox.info/contact-us

Because meaningful change doesn’t happen by chance, it happens when we choose to do better, together. Here’s to a more inclusive year ahead.

Image: Text: 2026, what change will you make to champion inclusivity?

29/12/2025

“There can be no sustainable development without the inclusion of people with disability” - The United Nations Secretary General

Society as a whole will only continue to survive instead of thrive while people with disabilities are neglected.

While International Persons with Disability has come and gone, the message still stands, fostering inclusive workplaces and communities is beneficial for everyone.

Unpack the following in our latest blog:
- Equity and inclusion
- Universal design
- Value of lived experience
- Capacity building for organisations

Inclusion isn’t just the right thing to do. It’s the smart thing.

Read our latest blog here: https://www.easyreadtoolbox.info/how-ert-is-fostering-a-disability-inclusive-society

The ERT operates on a disability inclusive model in both the work they do and its workplace practices that allow the team, most of who have a disability the flexibility and freedom to do their best work, while never compromising professionalism and expertise.

23/12/2025

Christmas can be overwhelming and stressful for many.

To help give you a breather from the hustle, our resident cartoonist Matthew has put together something special for you or the kids to sit down and relax.

Feel free to share your coloured version online and don’t forget to tag us!

Matthew’s Christmas Comic is available for free to download: https://www.easyreadtoolbox.info/product/Christmas-Colouring-Comic-By-Matthew-Anderson

This Comic was designed by our in-house cartoonist Matthew Anderson. The Christmas Comic features Australian native animals ready to celebrate Christmas.