About Clearer: experience and information checks
Clearer helps people with learning disabilities understand their rights and support.
The guides are also for families and supporters.
They explain services and rules in England.
My professional background
I created Clearer and am responsible for this website.
I trained as a learning disability nurse and social worker.
I have 20 years of advocacy experience.
Advocacy helps people understand their rights and have their views heard.
This experience helps shape the topics and practical questions in the guides.
Read about independent advice and contacting me.
Where the information comes from
Guides use published law, government guidance, NHS information and specialist organisations.
Choose “Sources” in a guide to find the links.
You can read the original information and see who published it.
The links may use longer words than the guide.
How the information is checked
Source checks compare guide wording with the linked information.
This includes checking important conditions, exceptions and where to get help.
Easy Read wording is checked alongside the more detailed explanation.
AI means artificial intelligence.
These computer tools have helped draft and check the guides.
The guides have not had independent clinical or legal review.
They give general information. You may need advice about your own situation.
Checks carried out so far
- A content review on 27 October 2026 identified missing topics and areas needing more detail.
- Source checks have been recorded while guides were added or revised.
- A link check took place on 5 November 2026. It covered links across the website and led to repairs. Some websites limited checks, so not every link could be confirmed directly.
- Website checks have covered search, navigation, pictures, reading controls and worksheet content.
These checks include AI-assisted reviews and automated website tests.
A working link does not prove that every statement is correct.
Formal testing with people with learning disabilities is still needed.
Read about the Easy Read guidance used.
Find reading and accessibility options.
What the check date means
The “Links checked” date appears in each guide’s “Sources” section.
It records a check of that guide’s sources.
It is not a date of independent professional approval.
A spelling or layout change does not move this date forward.
Laws, benefit amounts and services can change after a check.
Follow the source links for current information.
Tell me about a mistake
- Open the page with the problem.
- Choose “Tell us about this page” near the bottom.
- Choose “Something is missing, wrong or out of date”.
- Say which words need checking. Add a source link if you have one.
You can also report broken links or words that are hard to understand.
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Reports go to the website owner for review. They do not change the page automatically.
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Please do not include private information about yourself or anyone else.
Read how feedback and personal information are handled.
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