États intermédiaires d'accessibilisation documentaire : formalisation du concept de pré-FALC et cadre pour la documentation des processus

The FALC method (Facile à Lire et à Comprendre – Easy-to-Read) provides a recognised framework for producing cognitively accessible documents. However, the transformation process from a standard document to a validated FALC document involves intermediate stages that are rarely described in the literature. This methodological note introduces the concept of “pré-FALC”, defined as a preparatory documentary state inspired by FALC principles but not validated according to recognised procedures. The article proposes a terminological convention (FALC / pré-FALC), a simple sequential model of accessibility states, and discusses the implications for open science, methodological transparency and interdisciplinary collaboration. The proposal emerges from the CHICHE project, which develops participatory tools for documenting autistic lived experience. More broadly, the article argues that intermediate documentary states constitute valuable research artefacts that deserve explicit methodological documentation. This working paper contributes to research on cognitive accessibility, participatory methodology and open research practices.