SIR – As chairman of the Access to Information group which is part of the Bradford Strategic Disability Partnership, I have been asked to write on their behalf re “Bradford Council and health chiefs say ‘get rid of jargon’” (T&A, May 15).

We feel it is important to support the need for documents to be easy-to-understand language so that as many local people as possible can access information if they choose. It also saves time, helps understanding and prevents misunderstanding between people who work for large organisations, thereby improving efficiency.

Six years ago the Council signed up to the Five Principles of Producing Better Information for Disabled People. They believed that all Bradford’s citizens had a right to be able to understand what was happening in their district.

As Councillor Green said, if you are not part of the world that these documents are produced by, it can be a struggle to access them in a way that enables you to understand them.

It isn’t easy to produce good accessible information; to quote Einstein, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough” But it’s worth the effort.

We, at Access to Information, are willing and able to assist in making this document accessible to as many of the district’s citizens as possible.

Sue Crowe, Chairman, Access To Information Sub Group Of Strategic Disability Partnership, Eldon Place, Bradford