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What is Plain Language?
Communication with clear wording, structure, and design for the intended audience to easily:
- find what they need
- understand what they find
- use that information
From our blog
Analysis: The high cost of gobbledygook
In an op ed originally published in Government Executive, Congressman Bruce Braley, the author of the Plain Writing Act of 2010, writes about the problems and costs of confusing government language, and about the role of the Center’s report card in addressing the issue.
Plain Language Report Card
Reposted from www.healthwise.org Karen Baker, MHS, Senior Vice President, 11/25/2013 Plain language has been making headlines—in the world beyond health care! Last week was report card time for federal agencies. The
PLAIN 2013: From Vancouver, the future looks clear
Heading back from the biennial conference of the Plain Language Association International (which was absolutely fantastic, by the way), I found my thoughts coming back to one presentation more than