This page has links to useful information in easy read.
What is Domestic Abuse?
An easy read guide from IDAS telling you what domestic abuse is and how you can get help What-is-domestic-abuse-easy-read.pdf (safeguardingadults.co.uk)
A Place to Call Home: Information about finding a home and living well
Your easy read guide to finding a new home
Top tips from KeyRing self-advocates. This booklet will help you think about what you want and need if you are thinking about moving home. You should fill this in with someone who knows you well.
Keeping safe from carbon monoxide
An easy read guide about what carbon monoxide is, spotting the signs of carbon monoxide and how to keep safe.
Warm and Well in North Yorkshire
An easy read guide to Warm and Well in North Yorkshire. Find out how they can help you keep your home warm.
Top tips for saving money on energy bills
We have developed some useful tips on how to save money and stay warm in winter.
Money Activity packs
Learn more about money and how to look after yours in our activity pack.
Home Alone Activity pack
You can use this activity pack to learn more about what to to do if something unexpected happens when you are at home alone.
Human Rights and Keeping Safe
Human Rights Activity Packs
Self-advocates worked with Inclusion North to make these Human Rights Activity Packs. The packs are to to help people have conversations about human rights. You can look at them on your computer or tablet or you can print them out.
Keeping Safe Guides
Self-advocates worked with North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board to make some booklets about Keeping Safe. There are 3 easy read booklets:
- Book 1 What is Abuse
- Book 2 Speaking up about Abuse
- Book 3 Reporting Abuse
You can also listen to the booklets as audio guides.
Safeguarding Podcast
Listen to a podcast from self-advocates about safeguarding. In this episode self-advocates talk to Laura Watson from the Safeguarding Adults Board. Laura answers questions on abuse and how to report it.
Hate Crime
This easy read guide from North Yorkshire Police explains what is a hate crime and how to report it.
Hate Crime Podcast
Listen to a podcast from self-advocates about hate crime and how to report it.
Hidden disabilities podcast
Listen to a podcast from self-advocates about hidden disabilities. They talk about sunflower lanyards and Safe Places
Safe Places in North Yorkshire
Information about Safe Places in North Yorkshire and how to become a member.
Friendships and relationships
Technology top tips for keeping in touch with care home residents
These tips were developed by the Keeping in Touch Task Group. They suggest you can use technology to support people who live in care to keep in touch and have safe catch ups with family and loved ones.
Safe relationships online
KeyRing Self-advocacy support team made these cards to support people to stay safe in online friendship and relationships.
Easy read and accessible information
Why easy read information is important
Watch these videos by self-advocates about why easy read information matters.
A guide to making written information in easy read
This guide explains how you can make good easy read information.
Top tips for presenters
Tips from self-advocates on how to make presentations more effective and easier to understand.
Good meeting guide
We have created a good meeting guide to help you when organising and holding meetings.
Top Tips for making an easy read survey
Self-advocates have put together their top tips for easy read surveys.
Word-bank
The word-bank explains difficult words used at meetings.
Being Healthy
Health Activity Packs
These activity packs help you find out more about getting health care. There are activities about annual health checks, where to get care when you are unwell and taking medication.
Fitness Activity packs
These activity packs help you find out more about getting active, including exercises to try and information about accessible activities
Healthy eating activity packs
These activity packs help you find out more about eating well. You can find out about lots of different things including fibre, food labels and eating your five-a-day.
Annual Health Checks
You can watch this video to find out all about annual health checks
Here are some really useful guides for self-advocates, family carers and supporters:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/learning-disabilities/annual-health-checks/
https://www.mencap.org.uk/advice-and-support/health/dont-miss-out/dont-miss-out-guides
Healthy eating
Click on the links below for some easy read activity sheets about healthy eating
- Staying healthy questions
- Staying healthy - true or false
- Staying healthy - wordsearch
- Healthy eating - wordsearch
- Which food will you choose?
- Keeping healthy quiz
Covid-19
Links to lots of accessible information about Covid-19 and the vaccine.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Activity Pack
Easy read activity packs with ideas to help you think of ways to stay mentally well and who to talk to if you are feeling unhappy, lonely, depressed or anxious.
