This online workshop explores how Plain Language and Easy Language can make public administration communication more accessible, transparent, and inclusive for people with diverse characteristics, from the lay citizen not necessarily knowing technical jargon to citizens with reading difficulties. These include, among others, people with intellectual disabilities, dyslexia, low literacy skills, little command of the English language and so forth. Participants will learn the key principles of Easy and Plain Languages, where to find guidelines and best practices, the practical strategies attached to these, and real-world examples that facilitate comprehension of Public Administration content.

Dr Carlo Eugeni is associate professor of Audiovisual Translation and Media Accessibility at the University of Leeds, where he teaches Subtitling for Deaf Audiences, Audio Descriptions for Blind Audiences and Easy to Read Language for Audiences with Intellectual Disabilities.

Sonya Kunawicz is Training and Consultancy Lead at Disability Equality Scotland. She co-founded the UK Easy Read Standards Working Group and the International Easy Read Community of Practice.

This event is designed for City Council's youth workers and civil servants in general.

This is a Leeds City of Languages Festival event. Check the full programme at leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk