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  • April 20th-26th is Lesbian Visibility Week. A lesbian is a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted to other women. Suffolk Ordinary Lives wrote an easy read booklet called LGBTQ+ An easy read guide.
    Click here for the easy read information.
    Trigger warning: This booklet contains images of nude body parts and describes different sex acts.
  • May 4th-10th is Deaf Awareness Week. Easy Health is a free website of accessible resources. To access their easy read leaflets you must register; this is free. There are lots of leaflets on your ears, losing your hearing and getting hearing aids.
    Click here to go to their website.
  • AI is short for Artificial Intelligence. It’s a computer program that many people use to help with writing, making images and looking up information. AI is available on people’s phones, iPads and computers.
    This easy read by national Mencap is called How to keep safe when using AI. It talks about what AI is, how AI is used, people’s concerns about AI and keeping safe when using AI.
    Click here for the easy read information.
    You can watch a film called What is AI, made by Common Sense Education, by clicking here.
  • The Health and Social Care Group and Devon People First’s Friendship Group have been working very closely with a council Community Transport Adviser.
    We helped her develop a series of easy read leaflets on travelling by bus and applying for a concessionary bus pass.
    Click here to go to all of the easy read leaflets.
  • ECOE Advice have written this easy read booklet on Keeping Warm and Well. The booklet covers energy saving tips, dealing with damp and mould in your home, free energy advice and free home visits. Despite ECOE having Exeter in their name they cover the whole of Devon but not Torbay or Plymouth.
    Click here for the easy read booklet.
    Click here to open a poster with contact details for ECOE. 
  • This easy read booklet published by Mencap looks at personal budgets and direct payments. It is called Budgets and Direct Payments – money you can get to pay for help and support.
    Click here for the easy read booklet.
  • More places are starting to use QR codes for feedback and information. This easy read guide by People First NZ explains what QR codes are and how to use them. You will be asked if you want to open the booklet in Word or as a PDF.
    Click here for the easy read booklet.
  • The Government published a white paper called Get Britain Working. It’s aim is to help people find a good job and do well in it.
    Click here for the easy read booklet.
  • Citizens Advice have written this easy read booklet to help people move (migrate) from their old benefits over to Universal Credit.
    Click here for the easy read booklet.
  • Living Options Devon have created a guide called ‘I’m disabled. What does the Equality Act 2010 mean for me?’ The guide helps people to understand their rights under this law.
    For more information click here.
    There is also a link to Mencap’s easy read on the Equality Act 2010.
    Click here for the easy read factsheet.
  • This link takes you to an easy read booklet which explains how to join online meetings using MS Teams.
  • The Government is working to improve the lives of disabled people. They have written a plan showing how they will try to do this. It is called the Disability Action Plan and was published in February 2024.
    Click here for the easy read plan.
  • The Care Act is a law about care and support for adults in England. It explains what support people should be able to get and what councils will have to do.
    Click here for the easy read Care Act.
  • People who work in health or adult social care must do training on learning disability and autism. It is called the Oliver McGowan training.
    It is named after a young man called Oliver who had a learning disability and autism. He sadly died as a result of being given medication he knew he was allergic to. His mum Paula has campaigned for many years to make sure that professionals get training on learning disabilities and autism to stop this from happening again to another family.
    Click here to watch a short film about the Oliver McGowan training.
    Trigger warning: You might find the contents upsetting.
  • Citizens Advice have launched a new range of easy read booklets. There are 4 titles.
    Click here for an easy read booklet on Debt.
    Click here for an easy read booklet on Section 21 notices. (Your landlord wants to evict you).
    Click here for an easy read booklet on Ways to save money on your bills.
    Click here for an easy read booklet on Repair issues in your rental home.
  • Loan sharks are another name for illegal money lenders.
    This link will take you to an easy read leaflet and a short film. Both will help you recognise if you have been targeted by a loan shark. You will be shown who can help if you are or have been a victim of an illegal money lender.
    Click here for information on Loan Sharks.
  • Below is an Easy Read guide on Scams made by the East Sussex Learning Disability Partnership Board. (Shared with their kind consent)
    Click here for the Easy Read guide on Scams.
  • Cuckooing is when a ‘friend’ takes over your home to store or sell drugs. This Easy Read leaflet gives you information on cuckooing and what you should do if you become a victim of this crime.
    Click here for more information on what Cuckooing is.
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