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Project reference:
BELGIË
European Learning Partnership on easy-to-read and plain language
In many countries of the EU 25 % or more of the adult population cannot use written information effectively to cope in
daily life. Everybody has the right to information on their own conditions. The use of plain or ‘easy-to-read’ language
can help all people with reading or writing difficulties to become a full member of society. Since many years, in several
countries of the EU exist ‘easy-to-read’ newspapers and/or ‘plain language centres’. In this project partners will form a
learning partnership to exchange experience, practice and successful methods, make an inventory of the present
situation and needs in the field of easy-to-read and plain language in the participating countries and carry out joint
actions.
The result of this partnership must be a European co-operation project where partners work together on quality
improvement, marketing-strategy and Web-strategy for their newspapers; a European easy-to-read newspaper on
current affairs in the EC; awareness campaigns on the need of easy-to-read or plain language in the EC; lain language
rewriting services and courses; testing methods to evaluate rewritten texts; an easy-to-read and plain language quality
label; and other.
Duration: 2 years Funding year: 2
Area(s) covered
Project Objectives
Target Group(s)
COMPOSITION OF THE PARTNERSHIP
Active citizenship
Basic skills
Intercultural issues
Languages
The media
Learning about European countries/the European Union
Coordinating institution
Name of the organisation: Vlaams Ondersteuningscentrum voor Basiseducatie
Name of the contact person: Karine Nicolay
Address: Kardinaal Mercierplein 1 – 2800 Mechelen
E-mail: karine.nicolay@vocb.be
Tel: + 32 15 44 65 00
Fax: + 32 15 44 65 00
Website: www.vocb.be and www.wablieft.be
Partners
Centrum för Lättläst, SE
Eenvoudig Communiceren BT, NL
The Norwegian News Agency Inc, division Klar Tale, NO
Overblik pt tekst I/S, K
Kehitysvammaliitto ry, F
Plain English Society Limited, UK
Strategy for stimulating/promoting adult learners’ demand for learning
People with reading and/or writing difficulties for whatever reason
Disabled persons
Economically or socially disadvantaged group, unemployed, prisoners.
Marginalised groups
Young adults at risk of social marginalisation
Migrants/ethnic or other minorities
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