Awards Recognize: “Plain Language is Everywhere”
Awards Recognize: “Plain Language is Everywhere” Center for Plain Language Announces ClearMark Award Finalists MEDIA LIAISON: Wendy Meyeroff, Communications Director, wmeyeroff@centerforplainlanguage.org DATE: May 2, 2019 The Center for Plain Language…
2021 Federal Plain Language Report Card
Download the 2021 Report Card This is the 10th time the Center for Plain Language has issued a yearly Report Card evaluating how well agencies follow the Plain Writing Act….
Plain Language has a clear place in academic writing
…the assignment requirements or goals were met in the end. Increasing readability by using plain language I also found that writing academic assignments in plain language saves time, increases readability,…
FDA celebrates Plain Writing Act
…understood words View the FDA’s plain language tips page » We encourage all federal agencies to follow the FDA’s example and support plain language by celebrating the Plain Writing Act….
Study finds plain language makes court forms more user-friendly
…usable documents actually are, and are an important part of the plain language process, which goes well beyond merely lowering the reading grade level of documents. By applying plain language…
Plain language supports science communication
…plain language editing. Will some important detail get lost in translation, or get left out?” Communicating science to the public Luckily, Dr. DiPinto embraces plain language writing and editing, and…
2016 ClearMark Winners
…this as an excellent example of effective plain writing and information design.” Finalists AARP Livable Communities – Imagining Livability Design Guide Anthem, Inc. – Anthem Weight Management Playbook Blue…
Advocates of the Plain Writing Act prod federal agencies to keep it simple
Washington Post, April 8, 2012 Center for Plain Language chair Annetta Cheek spoke with reporter Lisa Rein about progress in implementing the Plain Writing Act. “Federal agencies must report their…
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…Branch agencies, including all 15 cabinet-level departments, on writing and on organizational compliance with the Plain Writing Act. It also shows how high turnover at the top and lack of…
How We Graded in 2020
…titled “Plain Writing” page). This page is required by the Plain Writing Act. Having an updated page. Staffing – which included having available to the public the names and contact…
The potential power of plain language
…Medical Dictionary, The Plain Language Action and Information Network’s Guidelines, and the CDC’s Guide to Writing for Social Media. If you’re writing something longer like a blog post, you might…
Research review finds most readability formulas outdated and overrated
…trust through plain language, international plain language, the legacy of the Document Design Project, and future of plain language. To listen: http://sites.ieee.org/pcs/podcast-karen-a-schriver/ If you have trouble accessing the article or…
How We Graded in 2019
…visited each agency’s Plain Language page (sometimes titled “Plain Writing” page); this page is required by the Plain Writing Act, so having an updated page was one of the criteria….
Plain language classes at Texas state agency welcomed by employees
…affect our legal rights, our finances, and our health. I cover writing not only documents, but writing for the web and writing effective emails. We rewrite examples of unclear language…
Building and sustaining a culture of plain language – Social Security Tribunal of Canada
…appealing. To ensure that we acted on our commitment to plain language, we included it in: The SST’s strategic plan; The annual performance objectives of the tribunal’s leaders and adjudicators;…