How It Started
📅 In 2013, the NDIS started in Australia.
📄 A government worker sent a letter to people with disability.
🧠 The letter had lots of big words and jargon and was hard to read.
🧍 Sam changed the letter to make it easier to understand.
📘 She called it “Sam Translates”.
🛠️ Since then, she likes to help make hard things easy to understand.
💡 That is why Sam started The Growing Space www.thegrowingspace.com.au.
🏢 The Growing Space is a business that helps people understand the NDIS.
A Big Problem at the Art Gallery
🖼️ One day, Sam went to a big art gallery.
🪧 The sign for an artist had long words and tricky ideas.
🔁 She read them again and again but still didn’t understand.
🤔 Sam thought, “This is silly!”
👦 If I can’t understand it, how could my son Ben who has intellectual disability?
🧕 Or my young friend Rasa, who just arrived from Afghanistan?
😠 Sam felt upset.
🛑 Everyone should be able to understand information.
Why It’s Hard to Get Easy Words
💵 Getting help with Easy Read and Easy English takes a lot of money.
⏳ It also takes a long time to do.
🚫 People can not get this help easily.
🏢 Only big groups like government or businesses can afford it.
📱 Sam wanted an app that works on a phone.
🤳 She wanted people to use it anytime, anywhere.
Using AI to Help
🤖 Sam learned how AI could help.
🔍 AI means computers that help with smart tasks.
⚠️ Sam knows AI is not perfect.
💬 Some things still need real Easy Read by a person.
🧑⚕️ Like health, government, or emergency information.
✅ But AI can help quickly when you need it most.
🧠 That made Sam very excited.
Building the App with Family
👨👩👧 Sam talked to her brother, Jon.
♾️ Jon is autistic.
💻 He is very good with computers and tech stuff.
🔐 He knows a lot about safety and privacy online.
⚙️ Jon does all the technology for The Growing Space.
🤝 Together, Jon and Sam made the Make it easy app.
What’s Next
📲 When the beta version is finished, parts of the app will be free.
🚨 It will always be free for people in an emergency.
📑 Most NDIS participants can pay for it with their plan.
🗣️ This will work for people who are self or plan managed.
Thank You!
🎉 Sam and Jon and Ben feel happy and proud.
🛠️ They will always work to make the app better.
🙏 Thank you for your help and ideas.
💌 Your feedback makes Make it easy better for everyone.
