{"id":7,"date":"2018-05-08T15:51:54","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T12:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kehitysvammaliitto.fi\/in-english\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-05-21T09:43:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T06:43:23","slug":"easy-to-read-language","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kehitysvammaliitto.fi\/in-english\/easy-to-read-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy-to-Read Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Easy-to-read Finnish is a form of the language that is easier to understand than standard Finnish. Approximately one out of ten Finnish people need easy-to-read language. The Finnish Centre for Easy Language (Selkokeskus) at FAIDD promotes easy-to-understand information, communication and culture in Finland.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Easy-to-read language is meant for people who have difficulties reading or understanding standard language. Many people with intellectual disabilities, elderly people and people with memory problems need easy-to-read language in their daily lives. Immigrants learning Finnish as a second language also benefit from easy-to-read language.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Why is easy-to-read language needed?<\/h2>\r\n<p>Complex language prevents many people from acting in the Finnish society as citizens in their own right. The purpose of easy-to-read language is to help people who need it to gain information, read, express their thoughts and participate. Easy-to-read language is accessible language. All people have the right to understandable language, which is a precondition for independent life and empowerment in society.<\/p>\r\n<p>The Finnish Centre for Easy Language has estimated (2025) that there are 632 000 \u2013 812 000 people in Finland who need easy-to-read language. There is an even larger group of people who can benefit from easy-to-understand communication at least in certain situations.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Finnish Centre for Easy Language<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Finnish Centre for Easy Language (Selkokeskus) is a national centre of expertise on easy-to-understand language. The centre promotes easy-to-understand information, communication and culture in Finland. Its goal is to advance the status and language rights of users of easy-to-read language in Finland. The centre offers information and guidance to anyone interested in easy-to-understand language.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Tasks of the Finnish Centre for Easy Language:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\r\n\t<li>publishes the Selkosanomat easy-to-read newspaper and its Swedish affiliate L\u00e4tta bladet<\/li>\r\n\t<li>realizes outreach projects<\/li>\r\n\t<li>grants the SELKO logo to easy-to-read publications<\/li>\r\n\t<li>organizes training in easy-to-read language<\/li>\r\n\t<li>produces easy-to-read text services<\/li>\r\n\t<li>develops easy-to-read language and advances research on accessible communication<\/li>\r\n\t<li>serves as a channel for collaboration and sharing of information in the field.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><a class=\"button read external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/selkokeskus.fi\/in-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Finnish Centre for Easy Language<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Easy-to-read Finnish is a form of the language that is easier to understand than standard Finnish. 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