The Clarity Journal 59

In this issue :

1. The building blocks on Wessel’s website: the Amsterdam challenge
2. Setting the standard: some steps toward a plain language profession
3. Strong, cautious support: Clarity’s position on standards and accreditation
4. International plain language standards— the view from the Center for Plain Language
5. Writing by numbers: are readability formulas to clarity what karaoke is to song?
6. Some thoughts on standards
7. Towards a plain lingua franca for India
8. Getting a grip on plain language
9. The Dutch Constitution in plain language
10. Plain Portuguese, the new member of the plain language family
11. Clear language: the municipal challenge
12. Best practices: key features of the City’s new staff report design
13. Plain-language changes to the City of Toronto’s procedures by law
14. 2 continents + 2 approaches + 1 vision = effective government communication
15. Tools and techniques for working with subject matter experts to create plain language manuals
16. A national organization of physicians embraces plain language: a case study and what we learned
17. Certified plain-language consultants already exist in Sweden
18. Linguistic lingo for lawyers—word classes