How to make easy read documents accessible

Make sure you format the text in your easy read document correctly. This will help:

• People looking at your document
• People listening to your document using read aloud or screen reader software

You must:

• Follow our colour contrast advice. This will help you make sure that text in your document is easy to see
• Follow our headings advice. This will help you make sure text headings help people understand and navigate your document
• If you use any bullet point or numbered lists, follow our lists advice. This will help you format lists clearly and consistently

You can find more advice on formatting easy read text in:

• Change People's guide to creating easy read documents
• The GOV.UK guidance on easy read