Plain Language is communication that people can easily understand. Community Perspectives on Communicating in Plain Language primer is designed to help researchers connect with individuals and ...

Government agencies that implement plain language in the design of digital content and products can improve user experience, accessibility and inclusion, which speakers underlined at the Digital.gov ...

One of the many, many things happening in the news these days is a resurgence of the conversation around access to published research. On Aug. 25, the White House Office of Science and Technology ...

A recent study from the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University — called The Formality Effect — is providing a new perspective on effective government communications. The main finding is that ...

Write short sentences. Avoid jargon. Use short, simple words. Those are some of the writing tips offered from a new federal Web page offering guidance to agencies on how to comply with the new Plain ...

There is a telling Calvin and Hobbes comic in which Calvin expresses a newfound realization about writing: “With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog!” As evidence, ...

WATERLOO, Iowa, Sept. 24-- Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa (1st CD), has issued the following news release: Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) today announced that his "Plain Language in Health Insurance Act" is ...