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In this issue : Plain language: It’s about access to justice Writing revolution: We need you! Notes from the road: Plain language editing of a court form Access to justice through clarity of legal language Improving access to criminal justice by rewriting the Belgian letter of rights Access to justice and the right to understand […]

In this issue : Access to justice requires plain language Do you understand your rights? Lawyers would like to write clearly, they just don’t have time Clarity in books on financial law: An author’s view Access to justice — “I did it my way” The value of plain language jury instructions in faciliating access to […]

In this issue : The contribution of design thinking to improve communications (accessible to non-members) Rights under British Columbia’s Mental Health Act: Co-designing mental health rights information with patients Does plain language only benefit the higher literate? Avoiding the Matthew-effect in plain language revisions (accessible to non-members) Accelerating the shift to plain language within financial […]

In this issue : Sharing control of conflict: a proposal for transformation through plain language, 140 characters of pure business gold, Three steps towards creating a culture of writing excellence at your workplace, Snapshots from the conference, Access to written information: a social equity, social justice issue, Accessibility or bamboozlement? The case for clarity in […]

In this issue : Accessible justice—plain language points the way, 13 Plain language writ large: “Macrosimplifying” forcompany-wide clarity, You can’t manage what you don’t measure, 20 Snapshots from the conference, Consumers need plain language more than ever—but it’s time to rethink its role, Beyond all reasonable doubt: the brand advantages of plain English contracts, Blog […]

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In this issue : How Do Our Readers Really Think, Understand, and Decide — Despite What They Know?, What’s in a name? The future for plain language in a converging communication profession, Plain Language for Accessibility, Democracy, and Citizenship, A Methodology for Clear Communication, Coaching legal experts in plain language for the web

In this issue : Helping legal writers embrace their inner Salieri: Re-vision is just “seeing again”, Plain-language writing-training course: A challenge, an ambition, and a method in five steps, Strategies for clarity in legal writing, “Plain language”: Practical tips for how to make it not so plain, “Plain language”: Practical tips for how to make […]

In this issue : Trying to change the institutional culture:the European Commission’s clear writing campaign Start a plain language program at your organization USCIS plain language program Striving for clarity: the General Service Administration’s steps towards plain language The IRS and plain writing—challenges and accomplishments for a taxing situation Texas pattern jury charges—plain language revisions […]