https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/annual-health-check-film 2026-01-05T15:57:32+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Blog-AHC-Film.jpg?v=1666553176 Annual Health Check Film https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/a-lasting-friendship 2026-01-05T15:57:32+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Photosymbols_Blog_Master_22.jpg?v=1669971530 A lasting friendship https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/picture-summaries-and-alt-text 2026-05-30T20:19:25+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Alt_Text_blog_98cad651-da09-4798-a64e-73833c92d56c.png?v=1780168765 Picture summaries and alt text On a blue background there is an image of a man and a woman having a conversation. Behind them are two text boxes, one is a 50 word summary describing the image, the other is a sentence of suggested alt text for the cutaway image of two people. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/find-the-right-pictures-with-new-themes 2026-01-05T15:57:31+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Themes-Blog-2_a8dce9a7-63f8-4c8d-b6d4-59f71bee4165.jpg?v=1741759742 Find the Right Pictures with New Themes Two smiling people in front of a colourful grid of themed categories, with one pointing up and the other giving thumbs up. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/from-side-panel-to-centre-stage 2026-01-05T15:57:31+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/UN-COSP18-Blog-A_59584a1c-687e-4160-a03d-0abca28e411a.jpg?v=1749877625 From Side Panel to Centre Stage https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/pete-on-the-airwaves-with-people-first-kc 2026-01-05T15:57:31+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Podcast-Blog-1_27a7c788-2ae0-46e7-8ad6-ebd2403eb8f3.jpg?v=1751531958 Pete on the Airwaves with People First KC https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/korea-visit 2026-01-05T15:57:31+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Korea-Blog-1_af0c0514-aa44-4269-88d8-ceffd6bab458.jpg?v=1751978547 Sharing Ideas, Sunshine and Easy Read Ambitions https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/say-hello-to-our-new-stars 2026-01-05T15:57:30+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/IMG_8804_0ceaf092-9515-4401-8e25-6d14328a8f1e.jpg?v=1753091814 Say Hello to Our New Stars A group of 12 people and one assistance dog pose for a group picture on the set of a Photosymbols photoshoot https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/access-opens-up-the-world 2026-01-05T15:57:30+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/CPT_blog_c666d6a0-c888-4c3d-8ace-d0f741871647.png?v=1757426295 Access Opens up the World Picture shows the inside of a Changing Places toilet. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/when-easy-read-arrives-too-late 2026-01-05T15:57:30+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/EM05_84b3d399-e033-443f-8fec-48e1404960c4.jpg?v=1758811120 When Easy Read Arrives Too Late https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/bringing-autism-images-to-life-grace-s-perspective 2026-01-05T15:57:32+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/PS-Newsletter_Nov_25_23ec434a-6015-47f6-b19d-973d07295f7e.jpg?v=1764681687 Bringing Autism Images to Life: Grace’s Perspective Grace and Holly smiling on a Zoom call together. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/a-fresh-start-for-2026 2026-01-28T06:26:53+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Blog-1-2026-V2.jpg?v=1769581613 A fresh start for 2026 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. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/photo-library-vs-easymaker-which-do-you-need 2026-01-27T18:31:58+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Blog-2-2026-V3.jpg?v=1769538718 Photo Library vs EasyMaker... Which Do You Need? A man with a shaved head in a wheelchair, thinking carefully with his head on his hand - behind him is an office with shelves, desk and computer. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/create-the-image-you-need 2026-01-27T17:42:06+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Blog-3-2026_e75bddde-a819-4a71-8bbb-26f082fe9a29.jpg?v=1769535726 Create the Image You Need A man using EasyMaker on a computer to generate an image of a woman grooming a rough collie dog. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/one-document-many-formats 2026-01-28T06:08:02+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Blog-4-2026_d3ab193a-8408-4d3c-a5df-218d617b5752.jpg?v=1769580482 One document, many formats 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. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/a-new-standard-for-easy-read 2026-02-02T16:17:09+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Blog-5-2026-ERS-2_facac29b-7737-4de9-84fe-edd417e84289.jpg?v=1770049029 A New Standard for Easy Read A man holding a booklet with the Easy Read STANDARD logo, behind is a room full of charts and computers showing work on statistics. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/pii-placeholder 2026-01-30T07:12:28+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Blog-6-2026-PII_4aeb87e2-89ef-4dba-87f7-3fa6f10580c0.jpg?v=1769757148 What Happens to Personal Details in EasyMaker? A woman using EasyMaker on a laptop - behind are data computers with a printout showing redacted details https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/easy-read-isnt-for-everyone-and-thats-the-point 2026-02-02T06:46:10+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Blog-7-2026-ER-3_26cb821f-8d7a-4016-88a3-453bddbd0e0c.jpg?v=1770014770 Easy Read Isn't For Everyone (And That's The Point) A group of people with learning disabilities together, looking cheerful and giving thumbs up, the location is outdoors in a local park with a community centre building in the distance. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/is-your-easy-read-up-to-standard 2026-02-03T06:56:27+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Blog-8-2026-Checker_2cb978c9-320c-4f1b-8cf2-8590baaf2bf9.jpg?v=1770101787 Is Your Easy Read Up to Standard? A woman with braided hair sits at a desk using the Easy Read Checker on her computer, with Easy Read documents spread out on the table in a bright office. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/article 2026-02-04T10:59:26+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Blog-9-2026-Methodology-2.jpg?v=1770202766 Research That Includes Everyone Two people sit together in a workshop session, discussing an Easy Read document, with one person holding a pen and pointing at the page while the other speaks. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/create-easy-read-faster-with-easymaker-templates 2026-02-11T16:20:26+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Blog-11-2026-Templates_61cd67e0-10ce-4e88-9b77-05753bfcf8b2.jpg?v=1770826826 Create Easy Read Faster with EasyMaker Templates A man in a colourful Hawaiian shirt holds up an Easy Read template in a small office, with a noticeboard and coffee area in the background. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/meet-kat-our-symbol-designer 2026-02-09T15:02:49+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Blog-10-2026-Kat-4.jpg?v=1770649369 Meet Kat, our Symbol Designer Kat sat at her desk with a computer screen in front, a laptop behind, and a graphics tablet on the desk. Kat is drawing on the tablet and looking at the screen. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/some-things-you-just-cant-photograph 2026-02-18T10:58:06+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Blog-12-2026-AI-Images-4_2bfedde0-3634-4a0a-8ab6-f65a221b5f1d.jpg?v=1771412286 Some Things You Just Can't Photograph Whiteboard comparing real photography topics and AI generated topics, with a camera nearby. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/an-elephant-playing-twister 2026-03-04T17:10:44+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Blog-13-2026-Twister_da2c065b-175d-4a8a-a6d5-7aeac5c0a5aa.jpg?v=1772644244 An Elephant Playing Twister The leg of an elephant on a Twister game mat. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/what-i-heard-over-a-cup-of-tea 2026-03-04T17:15:12+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Blog-14-2026-VW_b2e4ddbd-7c0b-4ec7-9f60-21cb7659bf9d.jpg?v=1772644512 What I Heard Over a Cup of Tea Red car broken down on a British roadside with warning triangle, blending into scenes of tea being poured and people with learning disabilities reviewing documents together https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/make-it-once-use-it-forever 2026-03-24T15:02:03+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/EasyMaker_Templates_Blog_8eafa173-afd1-45a6-839e-aab2f278510b.jpg?v=1774364523 Make It Once, Use It Forever A person working on a laptop looks at a screen that says EasyMaker Templates and has an example template. Also on the screen is a smiling person reading a document. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/behind-the-mask-with-diy-theatre 2026-05-19T10:03:59+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/blog_cover_972d3ab5-be27-432f-902a-3d77e4f028c4.png?v=1779181439 Behind the Mask with DIY Theatre https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/the-change-picture-bank-has-a-new-home 2026-05-18T08:41:48+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Blog-15-2026-CHANGE-2_56f17354-ec4b-44cf-8db5-0652e590de2a.jpg?v=1779090108 The CHANGE Picture Bank Has a New Home Colourful illustrated group portrait showing a diverse group of disabled people standing and sitting together around a large sign with the CHANGE logo, surrounded by bright abstract shapes and playful graphic flourishes on a light background. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/winterbourne-view-horrified-us-all 2026-05-30T19:58:37+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Blog-16-2026-Winterbourne-View_e90c5aef-11bc-487d-8698-1d803574c798.jpg?v=1780167517 Fifteen Years Ago Winterbourne View Horrified Us All People with learning disabilities and supporters stand outside a public building holding placards with Easy Read messages about rights, inclusion, inspections and justice during an advocacy campaign event. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/north-star-to-brighton-a-30-year-trip 2026-09-24T08:06:35+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/North_Star_To_Brighton_Blog_fe4b17e9-9ef9-4a8c-96cb-c1fd4c12bd34.png?v=1790233595 North Star to Brighton - A 30 Year Trip A young man wearing headphones looks at his phone while travelling on a bus. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/new-australian-images-go-live 2026-06-30T08:21:25+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/blog_banner_4e27e2c8-bb84-4361-8f86-ea12b1ed82ec.jpg?v=1782804085 New Australian images go live An Australian street scene with Photosymbols characters https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/ai-pictures-new-eu-rules 2026-09-09T11:47:40+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/EU-Labelling_d0332088-8ac0-485a-be2c-3272a8787a50.png?v=1788950860 New Rules for AI Pictures A woman with Down syndrome points to a sign saying “Clear labels build trust”, beside the Photosymbols Real People, AI and AI+ image labels and information about new EU AI rules. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/introducing-picturemaker 2026-09-24T06:44:54+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Picture-Maker_16d1d58b-0062-42e8-95ce-f2bbdcb94af5.png?v=1790228694 Introducing PictureMaker A young man in a wheelchair cooks pasta at an accessible kitchen counter, illustrating PictureMaker, the new AI picture creation tool in the Photosymbols Library. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/a-new-home-for-picture-maker 2026-09-30T09:21:13+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Picture-Maker-Notification-Image_6db16818-f1ab-4de0-8dda-afde124f0a0e.png?v=1790756473 A New Home for PictureMaker A Black woman with Down syndrome uses PictureMaker on a desktop computer, with the image creation tool visible on the screen. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/the-foundation-course-is-back 2026-09-30T13:46:57+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/FCII-Promo-Shot-A_0ef3dcb7-2040-4938-8b7d-d423fab3a7eb.png?v=1790772417 The Foundation Course is back Foundation Course in Easy Read presenters Grace Wilks, Pete Le Grys, Matt Stabb and Holly Thomas together in the promotional image for the updated 2027 course. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/inspired-by-change 2026-09-30T11:49:38+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/IBC-Blog-Hero-2_5ceee9fc-eac6-4ecb-9216-0038f0bd0d87.jpg?v=1790765378 Inspired by CHANGE Original CHANGE illustration beside its AI-assisted photographic interpretation, showing a woman in lilac holding a tablet and a man in green holding a book. https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/uk-easy-read-standards-in-easy-read 2026-10-05T06:58:22+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1553/articles/Uk-Easy-Read-Standards-Blog_9e60ec1b-6e73-4bd9-b770-ff3c128e690e.png?v=1791179902 The UK Easy Read Standards - in Easy Read The UK Easy Read Standards and Photosymbols’ Easy Read guide displayed side by side, with the Easy Read guide in front.