Easy Read dementia factsheets

Our Easy Read factsheets about dementia are written for people with learning disabilities. 

Our Easy Read factsheets use images and simple language to explain information.

Alzheimer’s Society worked with the Belfast Dementia Champions with learning disabilities group to produce these factsheets. 

Easy Read factsheet: What is dementia? (ER1)

Our Easy Read factsheet: What is dementia? (ER1) covers the following questions:

  • Who can get dementia?
  • How does dementia affect people?
  • How can someone tell if they have dementia?
  • Is there a cure for dementia?
  • Can dementia be prevented?

The factsheet uses simple sentences and photos, making the topic of dementia as easy to understand as possible.

Alzheimer’s Society worked with the Belfast Dementia Champions with learning disabilities group to produce these factsheets. 

2020: 16 pages, A4

Easy Read factsheet: Helping a person with dementia (ER2)

Our Easy Read factsheet: Helping a person with dementia (ER2) covers the following topics:

  • Living with dementia
  • Respecting the person with dementia
  • Dealing with memory problems
  • Listening to the person with dementia
  • Talking to the person with dementia
  • Keeping in touch
  • Supporting the person to be active
  • Behaving differently

Our Easy Read factsheets use images and simple language to explain information.

Alzheimer’s Society worked with the Belfast Dementia Champions with learning disabilities group to produce these factsheets. 

2020: 16 pages, A4