2015 ClearMark Winners
…Institute – AARP Livability Fact Sheets View Entry (pdf) Judges’ Comments: “This entry is well-organized, useful and accessible. The fact sheet is designed to help city officials and civic-minded citizens…
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…who use plain language, trains those who should use plain language, and urges people to demand plain language in all the communications they receive, read, and use. What do we…
Report finds mixed progress on plain language
…2010 Plain Writing Act. It’s been a year since the Plain Writing Act went into effect — requiring agencies to stop speaking bureaucrat-ese when they communicate with the public and…
Practice these two things and be confident your writing is clear
…plain language content? In other words, when you’re judging the ClearMarks, what makes you think “this one could be a winner!”? Gerry: “In most situations, writing is transactional – one…
2016 Report Card
…Card pdf file | White paper [1] Federal PLAIN (Plain Language Action and Information Network) is an interagency working group designated to guide agencies in plain writing. PLAIN also often…
Privacy notices: Some takeaways from the TIME.com article
…teaching legal research, writing, and drafting. She recently left legal education to pursue private consulting. Her firm, J Clement Communications, focuses on legal writing, legal drafting, and plain legal language….
Join a host of Plain Language experts at the 20th Anniversary of PLAIN
Join a group of inspiring presenters and committed plain language advocates by attending the PLAIN2013 conference in Vancouver, October 10-13. http://www.plain2013.org/ Plain Language Association InterNational (PLAIN) is the leading international…
International Plain Language Federation
…Plain Language Association International (PLAIN). The Federation has been working on developing an international standard for plain-language documents for the past few years. In 2010, they published a paper exploring…
2020 Federal Plain Language Report Card
Download PDF A decade ago, Congress passed the Plain Writing Act to ensure that people can understand the information they receive from federal agencies. Since 2012, the Center for Plain…
2016 ClearMarks announced
…The Center supports those who use plain language, trains those who should use plain language, and urges people to demand plain language in all the documents they receive, read, and…
Sokohl Award
…an individual or organization that actively supports the use of plain language. Honorees may contribute through: Leadership that advances plain language practices Teaching or mentoring others Building stronger plain language…
Questions from Plain Language students
…Plain Language Seminar for Lawyers. Twenty lawyers from court systems and legal aid agencies across the nation signed up to learn more about plain language and to receive individual guidance…
PLAIN2013 Call for presenters ends February 28
PLAIN2013, an international plain language conference, invites submissions through February 28, 2013. The conference focuses on new skills, knowledge, research, and best practices to advance plain language. “Plenary speakers from…
Scribes Establishes the Joseph Kimble Distinguished Service Award
…Scribes Journal of Legal Writing and the longtime editor of the “Plain Language” column in the Michigan Bar Journal. He has published dozens of articles on legal writing and written…
A Renewed Appreciation for the Power of Plain Language: What I learned as a ClearMark Award judge
…the Center for Plain Language. When we think about excellence in plain language, the first thing that comes to mind is the words we use: common words, short sentences, active…