Plain language definitions have been around for a long time and many governments and organisations have embraced it. An international standard now provides a consistent definition and agreed approach to implementing and measuring plain language in any context....

This post is a collation of documents and links to resouces that are designed to support allied health professionals to write more accessible reports that meet the intended purposes....

Slides from the workshop are available for workshop attendees. Presenters: Harmony Turnbull, Bronwyn Hemsley DO NOT copy or reproduce these materials without permission. Contact me if you would like to arrange a workshop in your context or to be part of my research: harmony.m.turnbull@student.uts.edu.au...

What is Chat GPT? Here’s the answer straight from Chat GPT itself: I am ChatGPT, a large language model created by OpenAI based on the GPT-3.5 architecture. I use artificial intelligence and machine learning to understand natural language and provide responses to user inquiries. My purpose is to provide...

Turnbull, H. (2022). Top 10 tips for Health Literacy and access to services. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 24(3). What is health literacy? To support health literacy, it is important to have a clear understanding of what it is. Health literacy relates to the way we access,...

Health literacy is important when accessing, understanding and using health information, participating in health decisions, and achieving better health (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 2014). Health literacy issues arise when a person’s knowledge, skills and capacity to understand health information clash with demands of healthcare...

This workshop was delivered at the Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, 2021. The workshop was attended by over 100 Speech and Language Pathologists. Additional conference delegates were able to access the workshop recording for a limited time as part of their conference registration. Presenters: Harmony Turnbull, Cathy Olsson, Amy...

Yes? Please talk to me for my research! I want to know: When written information is accessible it means that it is easier to read and understand. Findings from this research will be used to improve allied health reports written for and about people with communication disability. I would...

PhD Presentation to Univesity of Technology Sydney Speech Pathology Symposium (SEER) 2nd Dec, 2020 The literature review informing this presentation has been published: Turnbull, H., Dark, L., Skinner, I., & Hemsley, B. (2020). The readers, the writers, and the documents: A scoping review of the information accessibility, and health...