Links to Other Web Pages With Guidance About Plain Language
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Beyond Plain English Myths.
- Plain Language in
the European Union.
- An article about inflated writing from 1921.
The article shows how long we have been waging the fight for plain, clear language. Of course, this
is no surprise to us here at the Communications Skills Company. The first course our company
started selling was Clear Writing , taught here
at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville.
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Center for Plain Language.
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Plain English Foundation.
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Plain Writing Association.
- Toolkit for Making Written Material
Clear and Effective, U.S. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
- Clear and
Simple, guidance from the U.S. National Institutes of Health about producing written materials
for low-literate readers.
- Simply Put, a guide for
creating easy-to-read materials, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
- Plain Language Wizardry, Cheryl Stephens.
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Garbl's Plain Language Resources.
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Plain English Handbook, published by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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Plain Language: Improving Communications from the Federal Government to the Public.
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The Plain Language Association INternational (PLAIN).
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Contract Analysis and Contract Standards Contract Readability.
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Drafting Legal Documents: Principles of Clear Writing.
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Federal Register Document Drafting Handbook, published by the U.S. Archives and Records
Administration. (See the section on making regulations readable.)
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Chronology and Bibliography of the Plain English Movement.
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Writing User-Friendly Documents (guidance issued circa 1998 by Presidential directive).
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Federal Plain Language Guidelines.
- Plain Writing Act
of 2010, enacted by the U.S. Congress.
- Final Guidance
on Implementing the Plain Writing Act of 2010, U.S. Office of Management and Budget.
- Plain Language
Handbook, Richard Lauchman.
- Plain Language, Wikipedia.
- Problems With Plain
English. This is site is not totally opposed to the plain language movement, but does suggest
some ways to improve plain English so that it is clearer.
- Managementspeak.
- Plain Language at the
National Institutes of Health.
- Clear & Simple:
Developing Effective Print Materials for Low-Literate Readers, National Cancer Institute.
- Animal Health Literacy, Food and Drug Administration.
- Plain Language,
Northwest Territories Literacy Council.
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Jargon Busters Bring Financial World to Heel.
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