Here, you find information on upcoming or past events related to Easy Language, Plain Language, or Accessibility.

The first International Easy Language Day was held on May 28th 2020 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXAh0CkAMq0

This was followed up by the first International Easy Language Day Conference (IELD) in 2021.

• IELD 2021 videos of presentations are online

  Some of the talks presented at IELD 2021 have been recorded and are now available on our platform here:

  There are three playlists with presentations

  • in English
  • in English with German standard subtitles
  • with German Easy Language voice over (Leichte Sprache)

• KLAARA 2023 – 3rd International Conference on Accessible Language and Communication, Leiria, Portugal, 03.-07. July 2023
  After the successful launch of the KLAARA Conference on easy-to-read (EtR) language research in Helsinki 2019, and the successful launch of the 2nd KLAARA Conference on Accessible Language and Communication in… Read more KLAARA 2023 – 3rd International Conference on Accessible Language and Communication, Leiria, Portugal, 03.-07. July 2023 →
• Seminar on Accessible Communication from a Franco-German Perspective, Dijon, France, 06. – 07. June 2023
  Accessible communication and access to information play a key role on the path to an inclusive society. Since the signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with… Read more Seminar on Accessible Communication from a Franco-German Perspective, Dijon, France, 06. – 07. June 2023 →
• Panel at ICTIC 2021 – 3rd International Conference, Bologna, 2-5 November 2021
  Track D, Panel 21: “Accessibility through translation” Catalina Jiménez Hurtado & Antonio Chica Núñez will be hosting a thematic panel at the 3rd International Conference on Translation, Interpreting and Cognition… Read more Panel at ICTIC 2021 – 3rd International Conference, Bologna, 2-5 November 2021 →
• Panel at IATIS 2021 – 7th International Conference, Barcelona, 17 September 2021
  Panel 17: “The social role of language: Translation into easy and plain languages” Silvia Hansen-Schirra and Christiane Maaß will be hosting a thematic panel at the 7th Conference by the… Read more Panel at IATIS 2021 – 7th International Conference, Barcelona, 17 September 2021 →
• KLAARA 2021 – 2nd International Conference on easy-to-read language research, Switzerland, 30-31 August 2021
  After the successful launch of the KLAARA Conference on easy-to-read (EtR) language research in Helsinki 2019, the 2nd international KLAARA conference was originally planned for 2020. Due to Covid-19 it… Read more KLAARA 2021 – 2nd International Conference on easy-to-read language research, Switzerland, 30-31 August 2021 →
• IELD 2021 – 1st International Easy Language Day Conference, Germersheim, 27-28 May 2021
  To keep the spirit of the Easy Language Day alive and do justice to the growing interest and awareness as well as to support international dialogue, discussion and exchange on the topic, we are excited to announce that the International Easy Language Day Conference (IELD ) 2021 will be hosted by the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germersheim, Germany on and around this very noteworthy date. IELD 2021 will be held as a 100% virtual conference.
• KLAARA 2020 – August 30-31, 2021
  The multidisciplinary 2nd Conference on Easy-to-Read Language Research (KLAARA 2020) will take place on August 30-31, 2021 at University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland in Olten, Switzerland.
• International Easy Language Day – 28th of May 2020
  On the 28th of May 1988, the foundation documents of Inclusion Europe were signed. Based on this, participants of the “EASIT Multiplier Event – Towards a better understanding” with and without disabilities from 11 countries proposed May 28th as International Easy Language Day.