Our work

Embrace Access partnered with the ACT Government to translate the ACT Disability Strategy 2024 to 2033 Annual Report 2025 into Easy Read, supporting the government’s commitment to accessible communication and accountability to the disability community. The Easy Read version presented key updates on the Strategy and First Action Plan in a clearer format, highlighting progress, next steps, and disability-led initiatives to ensure people with disability could access and engage with the report’s information and outcomes.

Embrace Access supported Glen Eira City Council to translate the Council Plan 2025–2029 into Easy Read, supporting local government efforts to connect with diverse community members. As a key strategic document shaping local priorities and services, the Easy Read version helped present important council information in a clearer, more inclusive format for people with reading support needs, reducing the risk of community members being excluded from local decision-making.

Embrace Access supported KA McKercher, founder of Beyond Sticky Notes, to translate 'What is Co-Design' into Easy Read. The Easy Read version helped people with reading support needs understand the principles and practise of co-design, making complex ideas about collaboration and inclusive design more accessible and enabling a wider audience to engage with this important community-led approach.

We supported Queensland Government's Department of Justice to create Easy Read versions of their Human Rights booklets. Nearly 44% of Australians have low literacy, and everyone has a right to understand our laws. We used clear words and images so people can understand, speak up, and get support when their rights are not respected.

We supported Victoria' Mornington Peninsula Shire to translate their inclusion strategy into Easy Read. Local councils are the closest tier of government to community. Strategic documents in Easy Read demonstrate local government's commitment to engage diverse and disabled community members.

We supported Legal Aid ACT to create Easy Read documents for people with low literacy who are faced with navigating a complex justice system. By breaking through legalese, Easy Read can help more people, including people with a range of cognitive communication needs, to feel confident making important legal decisions. Easy Read can help more people understand their rights and available services for support.

Embrace Access collaborated with Women’s and Children’s Health Network, South Australia to translate the draft and final South Australia Autism Strategy 2026–2030 into Easy Read. This enabled people with reading support needs to access the draft plan and provide feedback, supporting more inclusive consultation and ensuring diverse voices could help shape state-wide autism initiatives.

Embrace Access worked with the Australian Federal Government, through the Department of Home Affairs, to translate the Illicit Tobacco and E-cigarette Commissioner Report 2024–2025 into Easy Read, supporting efforts to remove barriers to information access. The Easy Read version presented complex government information in a clearer, more inclusive format for people with reading support needs, reducing the risk of exclusion from important public communications.

Embrace Access was engaged by Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) to translate their Annual Report 2024–2025 into Easy Read. The Easy Read version helped people with reading support needs access and understand the organisation’s work, achievements, and priorities, supporting more inclusive engagement with CYDA’s information and reducing the risk of people being left out of important advocacy and sector updates.

We supported Georges River Council to translate Venue Hire Grants information into Easy Read. By providing grant information in Easy Read, councils demonstrate their commitment to accessibility and inclusion—making it easier for people with disability to apply for funding, ensuring equal access to community opportunities.

We supported Port Stephens Council in NSW to translate their Community Strategic Plan into an Easy Read format. By making strategic plans accessible in Easy Read, councils show their commitment to inclusion, ensuring people with communication support needs can understand and contribute to the future of their community.

Embrace Access helped the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to translate their Reconciliation Action Plan 2024–2026 into Easy Read. We liaised with a consumer tester who was a First Nations person to ensure the information was not only accessible but also inclusive and culturally appropriate, supporting people with reading support needs and First Nations backgrounds to engage with NDIA’s reconciliation initiatives.

Embrace Access helped the Northern Territory Government to translate the draft Disability Strategy Action Plan 2025–2029 into Easy Read, supporting efforts to make the consultation process more accessible. The Easy Read version enabled people with reading support needs to understand the draft plan and provide feedback, helping ensure diverse voices could engage with and shape this important territory-wide strategy.

Embrace Access was engaged by the Australian Government’s Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission to translate the Men and Boys Snapshot into Easy Read. This project supported national efforts to present policy and prevention information in a clearer, more inclusive format for people with reading support needs, reducing the risk of exclusion from important public information.

Embrace Access supported the Australian Federal Government, through the Office for the Arts, to translate the Expression of Interest Form for the Implementation Advisory Group of the Arts and Disability Associated Plan into Easy Read. The Easy Read version helped people with reading support needs understand the process and participate more easily, supporting inclusive engagement and ensuring diverse voices could help shape arts and disability initiatives.

We partnered with V/Line to develop their Easy Read Accessibility Action Plan for community members with communication differences and reading support needs. Converting strategic documents into Easy Read is a practical way for organisations to show their commitment to information access.

We supported the Australian Government's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to translate their Disability Inclusive Emergency Toolkit overview into Easy Read. People with disability are more likely to be neglected in emergencies. Easy Read information helps all community members stay informed, and be safe in emergencies.

Embrace Access worked with the University of Melbourne, one of Australia’s top universities, to translate a Participant Information Sheet for cervical screening research into Easy Read. This made it easier for women with disability to understand the study and take part in research that helps other women with disabilities, supporting fair and inclusive participation.