To mark International Easy Language Day, the MeLCi Lab - Media Literacy and Civic Cultures Lab - and GLOW partnered with the Easy Language International Network (ELIN) to host an online roundtable on May 28th at 14:00 (UTC+1).
The session, held via Zoom, focused on the role of Easy Language in scientific research, highlighting its relevance for inclusive communication and knowledge accessibility. Easy Language – or easy-to-read communication – plays a crucial role in ensuring that complex information can be understood by people with intellectual disabilities and other groups with specific accessibility needs.
The event was chaired by Cátia Casimiro, PhD student in Communication Sciences at Lusófona University, and was moderated by Dr Carlo Eugeni, Associate Professor at the University of Leeds. Both are active members of ELIN, an international network of researchers and practitioners dedicated to promoting accessible communication.
This initiative reinforces CICANT’s ongoing commitment to fostering accessible communication, civic inclusion, and media literacy for all.