Request for Proposal – Integrated Media Communications
…programs are the ClearMark Awards and the Federal Report Card. For more information, visit: centerforplainlanguage.org. Project Goals and Scope of Services We’re looking for an integrated media strategist who can…
Health design challenge could help VA to make the grade on Plain Language
…This gives the VA a chance to improve their “plain language” grade. (The Department received an F on the first Plain Writing Act report card released by the Center for…
Analysis: The high cost of gobbledygook
…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. Click here for full article…
A note of thanks — and a few good things we’ve done
…report card that that gets a lot of press coverage and helps keep them accountable. Recently, we worked with the Partnership for Public Service to analyze how six Federal agencies…
The time has come…
…communicates. The Plain Writing Act Report Card, now in its third year, has had a major impact on agencies and has gotten the Center a lot of media attention. That…
The potential power of plain language
…In 2015, 35% of adults 65 and older reported using social media, compared to only 2% in 20052. In a recent study, patients who self-reported having low health literacy were…
What we Graded
…ID card. What do I do? Covid 19 webpage Department of Education Help! I don’t know what FERPA is. Covid 19 webpage Department of Energy Help! How do I prepare…
Could earlier adoption of health literacy standards have prevented the opioid crisis?
…Caitlin Esch from Marketplace’s Wealth & Poverty Desk spent eight months researching and reporting on Purdue Pharma, the makers of OxyContin, and the labeling originally included with the drug. Clark…
ClearMark Awards – Covid 19
…fee with a credit card. If you don’t have a card and need an invoice, email us and we’ll help. [one-half-first] Submission Fees Members: $180 Non-Members: $230 Save on your…
2016 ClearMark Winners
…Plan Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan – Health Care Cost Card Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Diabetes Translation – Prediabetes, Diabetes and National Diabetes Prevention Program…
Good policy needs more than 140 characters
…Replace, Tax Returns Should Fit on a Postcard. In enacting the Affordable Care Act, President Obama also oversimplified when he routinely said, “If you like your health care plan, you…
Membership
…set up your corporate membership, please contact info@centerforplainlanguage.org. Already a member? Sign in to view your profile or renew. Our Credit Card Policy: All credit card transactions are final….
Give us your feedback?
We’ve all felt the frustration of filling out an online comment card that looks like it was created by someone who had never seen the website you want to comment…
A Plain Language Veteran Puts Her Expertise on Trial
…the plain language field consider to be the standard strategies. Not surprisingly, both documents failed miserably. I wrote a report, and the plaintiffs asked me to be deposed. The state…
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…uprising” “Share your best photo w/#LLBeanWinterContest for a chance to win a $50 gift card!” “Turkey identifies suspect in nightclub attack” “20 most popular TED Talks of all time…have you…