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A life-changing friendship
I’ve been reflecting on my career. Which led me to think about my values - what makes me “tick”? My values are about seeing the potential...

Clare Tarling
Jan 303 min read


The cost of complexity: making support systems accessible
A laptop and some paperwork It seems to me that the more difficulties you have, the harder it becomes to access the help you need. More...

Clare Tarling
Jan 223 min read


Just because someone "never has", doesn't mean they "never will": Easy Read as an opportunity to do something new.
Another musical analogy here - similar to my last blog about white space . And also another experience with the wonderful Laura Cousins...

Clare Tarling
Jan 192 min read


White space is your friend
A large, empty room The most important design element of Easy Read design is nothing . Space on the page. An analogy in music: I took...

Clare Tarling
Jan 171 min read


You can't see gravity: the value of long, complicated documents
Easy Read is just the final step in a very long process. It would not exist at all without that brilliantly long, complex, original version.

Clare Tarling
Mar 6, 20242 min read


It's all Greek to me!
A few years ago, I was delivering some Easy Read training to a mixed group of people - care staff, admin staff, and people with learning...

Clare Tarling
Feb 23, 20241 min read


New book out now! Everyday Citizenship
I'm just so thrilled to have been invited to edit this book! Buy it from Red Press Publishing. We are all equal. We are all different. We...

Clare Tarling
Feb 3, 20241 min read


The culture iceberg + walking the talk
Edgar Schein (1992) - Model of Organisational Culture We can all recognise a "good culture" or a "toxic culture" when we experience it....

Clare Tarling
Feb 3, 20243 min read


Free download: Be safe when you are out and about
The number of cruise ships visiting Portland, Dorset, has exploded during 2023! This is brilliant for Dorset in many ways, but it means...

Clare Tarling
Oct 12, 20231 min read


Is "accessible information" an impossible goal?
Easy Read information makes things more accessible, for a few more people. It will never make all information accessible for everyone.

Clare Tarling
Oct 10, 20232 min read


Easy Read Guide to The Tank Museum
I see my writing and design service as a journey, not a destination. The process behind every project is unique. I'd like to share one...

Clare Tarling
Oct 9, 20233 min read


Co-production and communication
I have been involved in lots of co-production projects over the last 20 years. Let’s go back to the beginning of my career- around 2003,...

Clare Tarling
Oct 9, 20233 min read


10 Features of Easy Read
Every designer has their own style. Easy Read is an art and not a science, but there are some common features. Here is my run-down of 10...

Clare Tarling
Dec 19, 20211 min read


How to make your own Easy Read information.
Organisations who are short on time or skills can ask people like me to produce their documents in Easy Read. Sometimes it is useful to...

Clare Tarling
Dec 19, 20213 min read
Confession of a Support Worker
My last blog, about Sarah, made me feel warm, fuzzy and nostalgic as I was writing it. This one is much harder, as it describes a moment...

Clare Tarling
Oct 2, 20214 min read
Does co-production depend on leadership style?
Co-production implies change. Change can happen in many wonderful, difficult and varied ways. The model below describes some...

Clare Tarling
Feb 29, 20202 min read
Playing the co-production game
I have played the co-production game on many levels; Project manager in a user-led charity; facilitating co-production As a parent...

Clare Tarling
Jan 26, 20202 min read
The Politics of Easy Read
I have come across three main barriers to producing easy information; 1) Lack of understanding of the tangible difference it can make to...

Clare Tarling
Jan 26, 20202 min read
Why me?
I was running an Easy Read training day earlier this month to a group of people from the Council. I had introduced myself as a person who...

Clare Tarling
Dec 13, 20192 min read
It is all in the planning
Sometimes I am faced with a very substantial "Easy Read"project; perhaps a 50-page strategy for a Local Authority in very small print. It...

Clare Tarling
Dec 8, 20192 min read
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