Travel and start of the conference

KLAARA 2027 takes place in Hildesheim.
We recommend: come to Hildesheim on 27 May 2027.

On this day, there is already time for talks.
You can meet other participants.
You can talk together about Easy Language an joint projects.

The conference starts on 28 May 2027.
The place is the Bühler Campus of the University of Hildesheim.

First day

28 May 2027 is the first conference day.
All participants are together in one big room.
You can also join online.

There will be interpreting into German Easy Language.
There will also be interpreting into German Sign Language (DGS).

On this day there will be:

• the official opening of the conference
• welcome addresses
• two keynote talks (big plenary talks)
• information about the programme

The leaders of the sections present their topics on this day.
They explain briefly what their sections and workshops are about.

We award the KLAARA Prize for the best PhD thesis on Easy Language.

Second and third day

On 29 and 30 May 2027, we work in smaller groups.
The groups are called sections and workshops.

In these groups, participants discuss specific topics on Easy Language.
Most groups meet on site in Hildesheim.
Two groups meet online.

This way, many people can take part in different ways.
Soon you will find more information on the website.

Topics of sections and workshops

At KLAARA 2027 there are many sections and workshops.
The topics are Easy Language and accessible communication.
The topics come from different academic fields.

The aims are:

• to present new research on Easy Language
• to show practice projects
• to make room for exchange between research and practice

Experts from different countries lead the sections and workshops.
There is time for discussions and questions.
There are presentations on new research and theories.

Sections with academic talks (on site)

These sections take place in Hildesheim:

• Easy Language and Special Needs Education
• Easy Language and Artificial Intelligence
• Specialist communication in Easy Language
  – for example in law and public administration
• Health communication in Easy Language
• Research methods for Easy Language and accessible communication
• Easy Language from the perspective of Translation Studies
• Easy Language in culture and museums
• Easy Language in audiovisual media and audiovisual translation
• Literature in Easy Language
• New developments in research on Easy Language

Workshops

There are also workshops.
The workshops are more practical.
They show methods, tools and examples from practice.

These are the workshops:

• Easy Language and participation
• Inclusive higher education: studying with learning difficulties
• Inclusive studying in Lower Saxony:
  the NESIS network and service centre for inclusive studying
• Research methods for Easy Language and accessible communication

Online offers

We are happy if you come to Hildesheim.
You cannot come?

Some parts of the programme are online.

These are the online sections:

• New developments in research
• Easy Language and participation

More information will follow soon.