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Easy language addresses the challenges faced by individuals with temporarily or permanently limited reading and comprehension skills when encountering communication and information barriers. The first part of the volume discusses the fundamentals and significance of easy language, highlighting current professional discourses on rules and principles, translation services, visual design, and quality assurance. The second part focuses on the emancipatory potential of easy language and its implementation in various societal fields such as media, community, healthcare, and culture. The application of easy language in these areas is illustrated through practical examples. A discussion on the current state of implementation and an exploration of developmental needs conclude the book.

Contents:

• Fundamentals and current discussions
• What is easy language
• Importance of easy language in the social context
• Principles of easy language
• Specialized translation, language, and text services for easy language
• Procedures for quality assurance of texts in easy language
• Implementation in various practical fields
• Easy language in the media
• Easy language in the community
• Easy language in healthcare
• Easy language in culture
• Easy language and its emancipatory potential.