Easy Read Guides for Social Change

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Introduction

Easy Read uses clear, everyday language matched with images to make sure everyone understands. – Council for Intellectual Disability

Easy Read documents are helpful for:

  • people with disability
  • people with English as a second language
  • people with lower literacy levels
  • people who want to learn about a topic quickly

The Commons Library team were trained in Easy Read by the Council for Intellectual Disability (CID) in 2023. As part of the Making Advocacy Accessible project we produced the following guides. Thank you to the State Trustees Victoria for funding the project.

Contact the Commons Librarians if you would like these guides in a different format. We welcome feedback on these guides.

Easy Read Guides

Commons Library

What is the Commons Library?

How to use the Commons Library

Campaigning and Organising

How to start a campaign

Working together to make a better world

What is community organising

12 habits of successful activists

Spectrum of Allies

Making Events Accessible

Spreading the Word

Tips for having chats about your campaign

How to share messages at a protest

How to call talkback radio

Guide cover reads 'How to call talkback radio.' Subheading reads 'Easy read guide 2023'. A female wheelchair user with pink hair and glasses is talking on the phone and smiling. She has a speech bubble coming out of her mouth. There is a small, black radio with an antenna next to her with a small speech bubble. There is an Easy Read logo on bottom right and The Commons logo on top left. The website address www.commonslibrary.org appears bottom left.

Tips for meeting with your member of parliament

Guide cover that reads 'Tips for meeting your member of parliament.' Subheading reads 'Easy Read Guide 2023. There is a group of people standing together smiling at the camera. The man at the front is a wheel chair user. A man at the back is waving. One woman is hugging another woman's shoulders. There is an Easy Read logo on bottom right and The Commons logo on top left. The website address www.commonslibrary.org appears bottom left.

Story

How to tell your story to make the world better

Guide cover that reads 'How to tell your story to make the world better.' Subheading reads 'Easy read guide 2023'. There is a woman holding and pointing to a piece of paper that says Story. On the paper is an illustration of a person at the bottom of a path leading to a mountain. There is an Easy Read logo on bottom right and The Commons logo on top left. The website address www.commonslibrary.org appears bottom left.

How to tell a story to win your campaign

A man is pointing at an open book. There is a thinking bubble behind him. In front of him is the word Goals. The title reads 'How to tell a story to win your campaign: Easy Read Guide 2023'. There is an icon of a person reading with the text easy read. The commons library logo is in top left. The bottom left is the website www.commonslibrary.org

Stories about Campaigns and People

The Stop Adani Campaign

3 people are holding protest signs. They read 'Stop Adani's coal mine', 'Reef not coal', and 'Stop Adani'. Report cover reads 'The Stop Adani Campaign: Easy Read Guide 2023'. There is an easy read icon of a person reading a book in a blue circle. There is a yellow border at the bottom in the shape of a wave with text 'www.commonslibrary.org'. The Commons library is in the top left corner.

The Franklin River Story

Guide cover reads 'The Franklin River Story. The subheading reads 'Easy Read guide 2023. There is a yellow triangle sticker that reads 'No Dams' over a flowing river. There is an Easy Read logo on bottom right and The Commons logo on top left. The website address www.commonslibrary.org appears bottom left.

The story of a disability advocate called Frank Hall-Bentick

Guide cover with heading that reads 'The story of a disability advocate called Frank Hall-Bentick. Sub heading reads 'Easy read guide 2023'. Close up portrait of Frank who has short hair, is wearing glasses and a red collared shirt. Next to him on the right are two hands holding a poster with an illustration of a wheelchair user holding a sign that reads 'Equal rights'. There is an Easy Read logo on bottom right and The Commons logo on top left. The website address www.commonslibrary.org appears bottom left.

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