Resources

On this page you can find helpful resources, including: The Inclusive Provider Self-Audit Tool, Our
self-paced online course for individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) How to Make Information Easier to Understand, and Inclusive Communication Guides

Inclusive Provider Self-Audit Tool

Woman with Down Syndrome with a doctor in a white lab coat

Create an Action Plan to Make Your Organization More Accessible and Inclusive
The Inclusive Provider Self-Audit Tool is designed to help you assess and improve the inclusivity of your healthcare organization to people with disabilities – specifically individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This tool is designed for a wide variety of healthcare clinics, offices, and facilities.

Learn more and download the tool here: Inclusive Provider Self-Audit Tool

Online Course: How to Make Information Easier to Understand

Our online course How to Make Information Easier to Understand teaches individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) how to rewrite information in Plain Language and Easy read using clear, simple language.

The self-paced course includes practical, easy-to-follow lessons with examples and hands-on practice. Learners discover how to simplify sentences and pick words and images that make sense.

This course equips learners with real-world communication skills they can use in important parts of life.

Sign up for the course and learn more here: How to Make Information Easier to Understand

Inclusive Communication Guides

These guides provide information and tools to help businesses, state and local governments, and nonprofits improve their written communication. This work is a part of the Inclusive Communication Project.

The Inclusive Communication Project educates government agencies, private businesses, and service providers on the importance of plain language and offers practical guidance on putting it into practice. The Project also teaches individuals with disabilities how to translate difficult-to-understand content into usable information so they can more easily navigate day-to-day activities in their communities.

Click on the images below to view each guide (v1.2 posted 3/19/2025)

Inclusive Communication for Businesses Making Written Communication Easy to Understand

This program/project was funded in part through a grant from the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with 75% funding by ACL/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.