Easy to read: visualising the iceberg

Abstract

The concept of disability is gaining ground not only as an inherent characteristic of a person, but also as a result of the interaction of each person with the environment. Thus, eliminating access barriers through universal accessibility promotes the individual´s full participation in society. Cognitive accessibility is part of universal accessibility, and Easy reading is its main tool to facilitate access to information and culture for people with reading comprehension difficulties. This paper introduces universal accessibility, pivoting on the notion of disability as a contextual situation. Then, it focuses on Easy-to-Read (guidelines, phases and adaptation quality) applied to Children´s Literature. Leopoldo, a book adapted following easy-to-read protocols and published by Down Madrid, will be the case study discussed here.