News & Updates

After a popular beta, PictureMaker is moving to its new home in the Easy Read Bundle from 1 October. Find out what’s changing, and try it before the beta ends.

From hiding meeting minutes before lunch to reading privately on a phone, Pete reflects on what young people have taught him about Easy Read, dignity and belonging.

New EU rules require AI-generated content to be clearly identifiable. We explain what that means for Easy Read, why real representation still matters, and how Photosymbols now labels AI-generated, AI-modified and real-person images.

PictureMaker fills the gaps when the picture you need is not in the Library. Describe what you want in your own words and get a new Photosymbols-style picture made with AI.

This week's library upload is a big one for our Australian customers. Over 70 new images are now live in the Photosymbols Library.

Fifteen years on from the Winterbourne View scandal - Pete reflects on standing outside the court with Bristol People First and the images Photosymbols created to help people talk about abuse.

View Easy Read in multiple formats I've been an admirer of DIY Theatre for years. We've crossed paths many times off and on, and every time we did...

After thirty years as one of the most widely recognised illustration libraries in Easy Read, the CHANGE Picture Bank was at risk of being lost. Photosymbols has taken on the legacy, with Shaun Webster MBE helping to shape what comes next.

Any pack in EasyMaker can become a reusable template with a single toggle. Use templates to make your AI conversions and routine Easy Read work quicker and more consistent.

Pete shares an unexpected finding from last year's Newton Project visits, discovered not in the questionnaire sessions but in the informal chats afterwards with self-advocates and support workers.

Pete reflects on what it means to bring AI into a space built on trust and relationships, as he plans another round of visits to self-advocacy groups for the Newton Project.

We've added hundreds of AI-generated images to the Photo Library, covering topics from current affairs to everyday situations that are tricky to photograph. They're clearly labelled, they sit alongside our original photography, and they work just like any other image in the library.