Clare Tarling
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.
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Clare Tarling
- Feb 23
- 1 min
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...
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Clare Tarling
- Feb 3
- 1 min
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...
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Clare Tarling
- Feb 3
- 3 min
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....
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Clare Tarling
- Oct 12, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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Clare Tarling
- Oct 10, 2023
- 2 min
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.
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Clare Tarling
- Oct 9, 2023
- 3 min
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...
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Clare Tarling
- Oct 9, 2023
- 3 min
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,...
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Clare Tarling
- Dec 19, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Clare Tarling
- Dec 19, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Clare Tarling
- Oct 2, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Clare Tarling
- Sep 13, 2021
- 3 min
A life-changing friendship
I’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...
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Clare Tarling
- Feb 29, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Clare Tarling
- Jan 26, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Clare Tarling
- Jan 26, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Clare Tarling
- Dec 8, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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