Author: Suzanne Conboy-Hill

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A Personal Reader for Public Information Leaflets? Yes please!

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

If you’ve ever read a public information leaflet – from your doctor or dentist, social services or a local law firm – and tripped over some of the words they use, or found the sentences too long and windy to make sense of. That. Or maybe you’re sitting there in a waiting room with a leaflet in your hands but you forgot your reading glasses? That too. Perhaps you’re visually impaired; you can make out large-ish shapes on a page but not the writing. Or you have a specific reading difficulty or an intellectual disability and you just can’t read … Continue reading A Personal Reader for Public Information Leaflets? Yes please!

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‘Let Me Tell You a Story’

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

This anthology, which links voice recordings of the short stories and poems directly to the text on the page, is due out in late April. Despite being very simple, this application of the technique may be a world first and has implications for the delivery of essential information to populations whose reading skills are not as perfect as the material often requires. There’s more here at Readalongreads. Continue reading ‘Let Me Tell You a Story’

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Guest Post: 4 Healthy Living Tips for Seniors by Marie Villeza

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

  Healthy living as a young or middle-aged person looks quite different from staying healthy as an elderly person. While transitioning into new habits that’ll keep you healthy in your senior years can be a big change, it doesn’t have to be a difficult one. A few changes here and there are all it takes for you to live your life to its healthiest and fullest when you’re enjoying your golden years. Stay Active: Engaging in light to moderate exercise regularly can work wonders for your health. Light stretching, walking, and swimming are all great ways to get your body moving in a safe … Continue reading Guest Post: 4 Healthy Living Tips for Seniors by Marie Villeza

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Not a Party Political Broadcast

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Europe. I’m in; and not because of the personal gains (I don’t know if there are any), or the personal losses if we leave (I don’t know about those either). I’m also just as concerned as anyone else about borders, immigration, trade, and legislative freedom, and I think the EU as an organisation needs to get its act together in terms of international efficacy. Its response to the refugee crisis has been pathetic. So I’m not voting to stay because I have a rose-tinted notion of the EU; I’m voting to stay because unity is more essential than ever in … Continue reading Not a Party Political Broadcast

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NHS spending review public consultation

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Snappy title, yes? No, and not so snappy writing, either. This is one of the questions on the so-called public consultation regarding the NHS. I say so-called because, not only was it barely publicised, as you ‘ll see from this example it’s also barely comprehensible. What views do you have on our overarching objective of improving outcomes and reducing health inequalities, including by using new measures of comparative quality for local CCG populations to complement the national outcomes measures in the NHS Outcomes Framework? Imagine the text you need to wade through to even place that in context. Then imagine your … Continue reading NHS spending review public consultation

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