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Review of Draftsmith
Dr. Annetta Cheek, on behalf of Clarity International (https://www.clarity-international.org/) I have been involved in plain language issues since the mid 1990s, first as a a federal employee and then in the private sector. Among other roles, I was a founder of the Center for Plain Language, and served as Chair of that organization for its […]
Clarity’s conference 2022 in Japan cancelled
Clarity and the 2022 conference hosts, Japan Plain Language and English Consortium, would like to thank everyone for their interest in our conference scheduled to take place in Tokyo this year. Unfortunately, an international conference of the kind wished by Clarity is just not possible under current conditions in Japan and across the globe. For […]
Clarity conference 2022 in Japan cancelled
Clarity and the 2022 conference hosts, Japan Plain Language and English Consortium, would like to thank everyone for their interest in our conference scheduled to take place in Tokyo this year. Unfortunately, an international conference of the kind wished by Clarity is just not possible under current conditions in Japan and across the globe. For […]
Florence Cols
Florence Cols is a legal design expert at Droits Quotidiens since almost 10 years. Droits Quotidiens works for making law understandable and accessible for all by : (1) explaining rights and obligations in plain language; (2) creating visuals; and (3) helping professionals to rewrite their legal documents.
Improving access to criminal justice, by rewriting the Belgian letter of rights
Published in The Clarity Journal 82 – 2020. Introduction Persons under arrest receive a Letter of Rights, which explains them what are their rights : right to keep silent, right to get a lawyer, right to get medical help, etc. But this document isn’t adapt for them to correctly understand their rights, especially as they […]