Clare TarlingDec 19, 20211 min10 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 TarlingDec 19, 20213 minHow 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 TarlingOct 2, 20214 minConfession of a Support WorkerMy 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 TarlingSep 13, 20213 minA life-changing friendshipI’ve been reflecting on my career lately. Which led me to think about my values; what makes me “tick”? My values are about seeing the...
Clare TarlingFeb 29, 20202 minDoes 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 TarlingJan 26, 20202 minPlaying the co-production gameI have played the co-production game on many levels; Project manager in a user-led charity; facilitating co-production As a parent...
Clare TarlingJan 26, 20202 minThe Politics of Easy ReadI have come across three main barriers to producing easy information; 1) Lack of understanding of the tangible difference it can make to...
Clare TarlingDec 13, 20192 minWhy 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 TarlingDec 8, 20192 minIt is all in the planningSometimes I am faced with a very substantial "Easy Read"project; perhaps a 50-page strategy for a Local Authority in very small print. It...