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Putting a Spotlight on Validators of Easy-to-Read Content

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  • Rocío Bernabé

    (International University, SDI München, 81379 Munich, Germany)

  • Piero Cavallo

    (International University, SDI München, 81379 Munich, Germany)

Abstract

Easy-to-Read content results from applying text simplification principles to make information accessible for persons with reading and learning difficulties. While both the creation process and simplification principles have gained the interest of scholars and the general public in the past years, the role of validators is still less visible compared with that of writers or translators. This paper sought to put a spotlight on validators by answering the questions of who these professionals are, what tasks they take on, and how they have acquired the necessary knowledge and skills for the job. In doing so, it investigated a subset of the data about validators’ demographical and educational backgrounds and current activity collected in an online survey launched within the innovative framework of the Erasmus+ project Train2Validate.

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  • Rocío Bernabé & Piero Cavallo, 2021. "Putting a Spotlight on Validators of Easy-to-Read Content," Disabilities, MDPI, vol. 2(1), pages 1-18, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jdisab:v:2:y:2021:i:1:p:1-18:d:707205
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