Stéphanie Boulay is a graphic and visual artist specializing in visual identity, publishing, and creative workshops focused on collage and the reuse of materials, combining design with an eco-friendly artistic approach.
KILÉMA Éditions currently occupies a space at Césure, a third place run by Plateau Urbain in partnership with Yes We Camp, located on the former Sorbonne-Nouvelle Censier campus and focused on the transmission of knowledge and skills. As an inclusive publishing house dedicated to Easy-to-Read and Easy-to-Understand (FALC) materials, this publisher adapts classics to make culture accessible to people with Down syndrome or reading difficulties.
“Our mission is to make mainstream culture accessible to everyone. We’ve noticed that people with intellectual disabilities are often seen as unable to access this culture. We challenge this assumption of incapacity by showing that, by adapting to their reading level and vocabulary, they are fully capable of understanding the story and engaging with literary heritage.
With adapted materials, the public reclaims reading—and thus culture! We select works familiar to everyone, which meet technical criteria such as length, plot complexity, and number of characters to ensure that our FALC translators can stay true to the original work. It’s a new profession that we’re creating with KILÉMA as we put it into practice.”
“The unique feature of FALC (Easy to Read and Understand) is that the translation must be done with the people it’s intended for. We have two in-house proofreaders, one of whom has Down syndrome, to ensure this connection with the target audience.
In France, 700,000 people have an intellectual disability. Yet, before we founded KILÉMA Éditions, there were only eight FALC books available. Beyond cultural heritage, we aim to expand this expertise into the scientific and educational fields in the future.”
Interview conducted by Eugénie Navarro on the occasion of World Down Syndrome Day and a meeting on easy-to-read and easy-to-understand literature (FALC) organized at Césure.
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