Building Bridges easy read library

We have made a range of easy read resources together with people with learning disabilities.

These resources can help people with learning disabilities to live safe and independent lives.

Drawing using coloured pencils of a person with purple hair holding a sign that says 'EASY READ'.

Independent living

  • Checklist for moving house, including sections for health and wellbeing, money, house, and out and about, with images of a moving van and people packing boxes.

    Moving house checklist

  • Black air fryer with open basket containing French fries, labeled 'Air Fryers'.

    How to use an air fryer

  • Washing machine with a laundry basket filled with clothes in front of a sign that says Washing Machines.

    How to use the washing machine

  • Close-up of a microwave oven with a digital display and control knob.

    Using the microwave safely

  • Document cover titled 'What to do about bed bugs' with sections explaining what bed bugs are and why they are bad'.

    What to do about bed bugs

  • Sign with a red lightning bolt and the words 'Power Cuts' next to a power outlet.

    What to do in a power cut

Mobile phones and keeping safe

  • Infographic listing important phone numbers: 999 for emergency services, 111 for NHS, and 101 for non-emergency police, with descriptions of each.

    Important phone numbers

  • Infographic showing icons and labels for smartphone and tablet functions: On/off, Attach, Back, Battery, Bookmark, Camera, Settings, Search, Share, Shift, Signal, Switch camera; includes color-coded thumbs up icons and space for name and date.

    Smart phone and tablet icons

  • A digital checklist titled 'My keep safe checklist' with sections for checking mobile phone status, phone credit, local contact info, and contact numbers, indicating safety preparation steps.

    Keep safe checklist

  • Cover of an emergency contact form with fields for name, phone number, and instructions.

    Emergency contacts card

  • An icon displaying an 'easy read' Telephone Preference Service leaflet describing what the TPS is.

    The Telephone Preference Service

Accessing my rights

  • A sign with teal and pink text that reads, 'Just a moment please... I have a learning disability,' and includes bullet points about repeating information, understanding, and writing down important info, with the website building-bridges-training.org at the bottom.

    Just a moment cards

  • Cover of a booklet titled 'Entitlements and Concessions' with a hand holding British banknotes including a £5 note, a £10 note, a £20 note, and a £50 note.

    Entitlements and concessions

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Safeguarding and abuse

  • Cover of a resources summary booklet

    Resources summary

  • Cover of a pamphlet titled 'Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme 'Claire's Law,'' issued by the Home Office. The cover features an older woman and a man in a police uniform engaged in a discussion, with a man in a blue shirt giving a speech or explanation in a speech bubble.

    Domestic violence disclosure scheme

  • Cover of a booklet titled 'Female Genital Mutilation: What it is and how to get help', featuring diverse women and a woman holding a sign that says 'easy read'.

    FGM – what it is and how to get help

  • Cover page of a government publication titled 'Domestic abuse: how to get help,' providing information on seeking help for domestic abuse at home, labeled as an easy read version.

    Help for victims of abuse

  • Cover page of a government publication titled "The Right to Choose," discussing services and organizations to help people at risk of forced marriage, published in February 2023.

    Forced marriage

Health and wellbeing

  • Cover of easy read document titled 'Keeping cool and safe in very hot weather' with explanations of heatwave and weather forecast, including weather icons and a person dressed for hot weather.

    Keeping cool and safe in hot weather

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  • Cover of easy read document with categories about managing money and energy usage, with interactive checkboxes for each statement, featuring a highlighted section explaining how to mark answers with a tap.

    Healthy lifestyle and wellbeing quiz

  • A healthcare form with a yellow and purple alert banner, includes sections for personal information and a note for more information.

    Health alert cards

Financial inclusion

  • Cover of easy read document with a section for categorizing money management habits, featuring checkboxes for responses and a key with smiley faces indicating levels of agreement.

    Financial inclusion quiz

Holidays and travel

  • Cover of easy read document titled 'Holiday preparation jobs' with illustrations and tips for holiday travel planning, including packing, informing friends and family, and caring for pets.

    Preparing for a holiday

  • Cover of easy read document titled 'Getting ready for your holiday: some suggestions for what to pack in your suitcase.' includes cartoon images of a suitcase, a person, and a cloud with sun.

    What to pack in a suitcase

  • Cover of easy read documen about traveling abroad by plane, including sections on preparing before travel and booking travel insurance, with illustrations of passports, insurance documents, and a logo for "Easy Read" travel tips.

    If you travel abroad by plane

  • Cover of easy read document of a travel tips for air passengers, featuring tips from the Department of Transport Guide, with a small airplane image and a purple header titled "Air Passenger Travel Top Tips."

    Air travel tips

  • Cover of easy read document for travel guide titled 'Air Passenger Travel Top Tips,' with an airplane image and colorful text boxes containing travel tips and information.

    Air travel tips – long version

Climate change

  • Cover of easy read document titled 'Climate Change' with illustrations of the sun, wind turbine, water droplet, and diverse group of people raising hands, with a logo for 'Building Bridges Training' and a person holding a sign that says 'easy read'.

    Climate change – what is it?

  • Cover of easy read document titled 'About climate change and what I can do,' featuring the logo of Building Bridges Training, a photograph of a girl holding an 'easy read' sign, and illustrations of diverse people, a sun, wind turbine.

    Climate change – what can I do?

Other

  • Cover of easy read document for the phonetic alphabet

    My postcode – phonetic alphabet

Easy read information coming soon!

  1. How to look after pets in hot weather

  2. Going to a Comic Con

  3. All about the UEFA league

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