Sharing Ideas, Sunshine and Easy Read Ambitions
This week, on one of those rare and perfect English summer days, I had the pleasure of meeting representatives from So So Easy Word, a pioneering g...
Pete on the Airwaves with People First KC
Something exciting happened this week. Our very own Pete Le Grys was invited as a special guest on the People First Keighley & Craven podcast. ...
New Images to Explain Benefits and Consultations
This blog is available in Easy Read. You can download it as a PDF, see the mobile version here or listen to the Easy Audio version here. When benef...
From Side Panel to Centre Stage
Photosymbols were invited to present at the United Nations during the 18th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP18), sharing our work on inclusive AI and accessible information. We talked about Easy Read, legal access, and the vital role of co-production in shaping technology. Our presentation introduced EveryVoice AI - a new model built from the voices and insights of people with learning disabilities, designed to sit at the heart of all our AI tools, including EasyMaker.
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What If Making Easy Read Was Actually Easy?
What if creating Easy Read content didn’t need specialist skills or complex software? Meet EasyMaker - a new tool designed to make accessibility easier for everyone.
Find the Right Pictures with New Themes
We've been working to make finding pictures in the Photosymbols library easier and more intuitive. Here's what's new: Browse by theme We've transfo...
The Next Step in Easy Read Design
After training over 1,000 students on our Foundation Course, we created The Easy Read Design Course - a specialised training course to refine your skills in typography, layout, images, and accessibility. Designed for those who know the basics and want to create truly effective Easy Read materials.
Shaping the Future of Easy Read – With the People Who Use It Most
EasyMaker is a new AI system that transforms complex information into Easy Read instantly, making it clearer and more accessible. Developed in co-production with self-advocacy groups, it ensures people with learning disabilities help shape the technology. With multi-format outputs - PDF, web, mobile, and spoken audio - EasyMaker helps organisations deliver Easy Read when it’s needed most. Learn how we’re bridging the gap between AI and accessibility.
A Role Not Just Anyone Can Master
At Photosymbols our goal is simple - to make information truly accessible for people with learning disabilities. Through our photographic images fe...
Tailor page layouts in Design
Take Your Easy Read Documents to the Next Level If you’ve used the Design area in Photosymbols, you’ll know that our range of page layouts give you...
Sharing, personalising and standardising your Easy Read
Recently, we've been introducing Photosymbols' new modes for writing, designing and organising your Easy Read. Let’s look at a few options in Desig...
Picture summaries and alt text
We’ve added a couple of changes to the information available for each image in the library that we think have big potential for making your Easy R...