Did you know that to effectively meet health literacy needs, you should write at a level suitable for a Year 7 reader or below?
We are holding sessions on how to make health information easier to understand, especially for people with disability, low literacy, neurodiversity, and CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse) and Aboriginal communities. You will learn about what you need to do to make your communications accessible and the resources available to help you put it into practice.
You will get information on Plain English, Easy Read, alternative text, captions, transcripts, audio descriptions, Auslan, and consider cultural and language differences which may impact a person's understanding or interpretation.
You will also hear from the Statewide Health Literacy Hub about the Electronic Patient Communication Portal (ePCP). An evidence-based system that can help you develop communications to meet health literacy standards.