Plain words, for everyone.
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This suggestion is a starting point. Easy Read calls for a review by people with lived experience.
What is Easy Read?
Easy Read is a way of writing, and speaking, that makes information easier to read and understand. It is meant first for people with intellectual disabilities. An Easy Read text uses simple words and short sentences.
It also helps other readers: older people, people with dyslexia, people learning the language. One rule sets Easy Read apart from other approaches. A text is only Easy Read once people with lived experience have read and understood it. The European easy-to-read logo marks these documents.
The reference guide “Information for all” was published in 2009, with the support of Inclusion Europe. It updates older European standards.
An example: before, after
Before
Caspar David Friedrich, Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, 1818. This major work of German Romanticism shows a walker seen from behind, standing above a bank of clouds, whose solitude invites contemplation of the infinite.
After, in Easy Read
This painting is called “Wanderer above the Sea of Fog”. The painter is Caspar David Friedrich. He painted it in 1818. You see a man from behind. He stands on a rock. He looks at the clouds. The clouds hide the landscape. The man is small next to nature.
The main Easy Read rules
The European guide contains dozens of rules. Here are the ones that change your texts most:
- Use simple words. Explain the difficult ones.
- Write short sentences: one idea per sentence.
- Speak to the reader directly, with “you”.
- Prefer the active voice and positive sentences.
- Spell out acronyms. Use digits, and avoid big numbers.
- Put the most important information first.
What a tool cannot do
No tool produces Easy Read that is ready to publish. Not ours, not any other.
The method requires it: texts are reviewed by people with intellectual disabilities. They check that the information is truly understood. People with lived experience put it simply:
“Do not write for us without us!”
That is why this tool calls its output a suggestion, never a compliant or certified text. It saves you time on the rewriting. It replaces neither the review nor the specialised Easy Read organisations.
For an official publication, work with reviewers with lived experience or a specialised organisation.
Frequently asked questions about Easy Read
Who created Easy Read?
The first European standards were developed in the 1980s by Inclusion Europe. They were updated in 2009, after the European Pathways project, led across 8 countries. The guide “Information for all” gathers them. People with intellectual disabilities took part in writing the standards. Their voice shaped every rule.
What is the difference between Easy Read and plain language?
Plain language simplifies a text for the general public. Easy Read goes further. It follows precise standards, designed for people with intellectual disabilities. Above all, an Easy Read text is checked by people with lived experience. The table below compares the 3 approaches.
Can an AI write Easy Read?
An AI applies the writing rules: simple words, short sentences, clear structure. It produces a useful suggestion. But it cannot guarantee that readers truly understand. Only a review by people with lived experience can. That is the most important rule of the method.
Who should validate an Easy Read document?
People with intellectual disabilities review the document. They check that every sentence is understood. This validation is part of the method. Specialised organisations, often run by advocacy groups, organise these reviews. The European easy-to-read logo marks documents that follow this process.
Is Easy Read mandatory?
The United Nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities calls for accessible information (article 9). Many public bodies are encouraged to make their information accessible. Easy Read is one of the recognised answers. There is no general obligation to write every document in Easy Read.
Who is Easy Read for?
Easy Read serves people with intellectual disabilities first. It also helps many other readers: people learning the language, older people, readers less at ease with text. A city hall, a charity or a museum reaches more people with Easy Read information.
Where can I find the complete Easy Read standards?
The guide “Information for all” gathers all the European standards. They cover words, sentences, layout, electronic documents, audio and video. It is published by Inclusion Europe and available free online. Our 1-page memo sums up the essentials. You can download it above.
Easy Read, plain language, simplified language: the differences
Three approaches make a text more readable. They are not equivalent:
| Criterion | Easy Read | Plain language | Simplified language |
|---|---|---|---|
| For whom | People with intellectual disabilities; useful to everyone | General public | Varies with usage |
| Standards | Published European standards (Inclusion Europe) | Editorial principles; ISO 24495-1 standard | No single official framework |
| Validation | Review by people with lived experience | Reader testing recommended | No requirement |
| Distinctive sign | European easy-to-read logo | No official logo | None |
Why this tool is free
Gidmi builds a storytelling tool for museums, galleries and heritage sites. Accessibility is one of our values: we would rather show it than claim it. So this tool is free, with no account and no ads.
In Gidmi, your team can write a visitor tour in Easy Read. The Louis Braille Museum tells that story. To discover the creation studio: Create with Gidmi.
The tool does not keep your texts. They are not used to train an AI model. Processing happens in Europe. The tool allows 3 tries per day, so it can stay free.
Last updated: July 2, 2026