A man holding a booklet with the Easy Read STANDARD logo, behind is a room full of charts and computers showing work on statistics.

A New Standard for Easy Read

Where do the rules of Easy Read come from? We asked over 100 people with learning disabilities what actually works. Their answers helped shape the Easy Read Standard - and it's free for everyone.

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A woman with headphones on looking at her mobile phone - the screen says "What is Easy Read'. Her grey cat is also looking at the phone.

One document, many formats

Create your Easy Read document once and share it as A4 PDF, web page, mobile-friendly format with audio, plain English, or a downloadable audio file. Readers can even ask questions about the content. One link, every format - automatically.

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A man using EasyMaker on a computer to generate an image of a woman grooming a rough collie dog.

Create the Image You Need

Generate your own images with EasyMaker. Just describe what you want, click Generate, and our AI assistant creates a clean, Easy Read-friendly image in seconds.

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A woman sits at a desk looking at her mobile phone, a laptop computer is in front showing the Photosymbols website. The setting is an office space with shelves and a noticeboard behind.

A fresh start for 2026

New year, new Photosymbols. We've launched a refreshed website, simpler subscriptions, and a clearer product lineup - Photo Library for images, EasyMaker for document creation, or bundle both and save.

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Grace and Holly smiling on a Zoom call together.

Bringing Autism Images to Life: Grace’s Perspective

“Pictures to explain Autism have long been at the top of my Photosymbols Wishlist. So, when I became an Expert Adviser earlier this year, one of the first sets of images I had the privilege of working on was the recent set of Autism and Neurodiversity images."

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A lasting friendship

A lasting friendship

Many moons ago we did a photo shoot with two toddlers who were turned into the Photosymbols characters Delilah and Harriet. This year we got to cat...

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Annual Health Check Film

Annual Health Check Film

You may recognise some familiar faces in this new short film about Annual Health Checks produced by The Brandon Trust in partnership with learning ...

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From Side Panel to Centre Stage

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.

#COSP18 #COSP #GlobalGoals #EveryoneIncluded

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