Easy Language in Research and Practice: Users, Modalities and Domains. Proceedings of the 4th KLAARA Easy Language Conference

Overview & Synopsis

This volume brings together the proceedings of KLAARA 2025, a major international conference on Easy Language and accessible communication hosted at Riga’s University of Latvia in August 2025. It showcases research and practice from across Europe, illustrating how Easy Language supports participation, information rights, and inclusion in increasingly multilingual societies. The contributions span cultural institutions, public administration, media, education, and social services, with a strong emphasis on user-involved and co-creative approaches that view people not only as recipients but as experts in accessible communication, thereby underlining the growing importance of accessible communication in contemporary societies.