Plain Language Information
Theory
- The National Literacy and Health Program of the Canadian Public Health Association has produced an online Introduction to Plain Language that includes definitions and cost/benefit information
Organizations
- Clarity: The worldwide lawyers' group campaigning for plain legal language.
- the Plain Language Network Organizers of the Plain Language in Progress 2000 conference.
- UK Plain Language Commission
Guidelines
- Australia
- Australia's Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs Plain English at Work: A guide to help organisations develop plain English documents
- Canada
- United States
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on-line version of "A Plain English Handbook: How to Create Clear SEC Disclosure Documents"
- The U.S. Government's Plain Language Action Network
- Seven Plain Language Principles
- Making Regulations Readable from the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
- Drafting Legal Documents from the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
- Rewriting a Short Rule: Step by Step an example of the process involved in plain language redrafting. Also from the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
- The The American Bar Association's collection of Online Writing Resources includes links to style manuals, grammar guides, online dictionaries and other writing resources.
Resources
Reference Tools
- An electronic grammar course offered by the University of Ottawa
- English grammar reference and Clinic
- William Strunk's Elements of Style
- Duhaime's Law Dictionary
- Grammar Now offers to answer grammar questions online for free.
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