The Prison Reform Trust has found that the justice system is failing people with learning difficulties from point of arrest to release from prision.
They want the government to do more by showing that they are committed to the Disability Discrimination Act and reduce the chances of any miscarriages of justice.
The report found:
- Half of those with learning disabilities said they did not know what would happen to them once they had been charged
- More than a fifth did not understand what was going on
- Most said the use of simpler language would have helped them
One way of addressing this issue is to provide documents in Easyread format - a combination of plain English and clipart pictures (some specially commissioned). This format is most commonly used by people with a learning disability, however it is also useful for people such as the elderly or speakers of foreign languages - as most documents contain some words and phrases that can be difficult to understand.
TransMedia Link can translate your document into Easyread within your timescale and budget. Contact us today to find out more.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7736141.stm
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