Information about plain-language programs sponsored by government
agencies or other organizations.
Contact us if there are other programs you would like us to list.
Australia: |
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Australian Office of
Parliamentary Counsel -- Papers and documents on using plain
language |
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Department
of Education, Science and Training -- Plain English at
Work |
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Contact Government -- Government Online Directory: departments and agencies,
Parliament, governor general, and courts and judges |
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Canada: |
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PLAIN Conference
Presentation -- Plain Language: A Case Study of the British
Columbia Securities Commission |
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PLAIN Conference
Presentation -- Clear Language and Organizational Change:
Halton Region Health Department |
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Canadian Bankers Association -- Plain Language Mortgage
Documents |
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Department
of Finance -- Plain Language Loan Disclosure Documents |
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Ontario, Ministry of Agriculture and Food -- Clear Writing:
What is it? How do you do it? |
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Province
of Nova Scotia, Communications -- Plain Language |
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Public Works and Government Services, Communications Canada
-- Successful Communication Tool Kit -- Literacy and You |
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Treasury
Board of Canada Secretariat -- Communications Policy of the
Government of Canada |
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Europe: |
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European Commission of the European Union -- How
to Write Clearly: Fight the Fog |
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Europa -- Eurojargon: A plain-language guide of the European Union |
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Sweden: |
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PLAIN Conference
Presentation -- Plain Language in Sweden: A Progress
Report |
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Division for Legal and Linguistic Revision, Ministry of
Justice -- English | Swedish |
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United Kingdom: |
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Brent Council, Wembley |
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Centre for Health
Information Quality |
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East Sussex County Council -- Social Services Information
Leaflets |
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Economic
& Social Research Council -- Communications Toolkit:
Written communication |
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Financial
Services Authority |
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Hampshire
County Council -- Plain English, Corporate Style Guide |
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London
Borough of Waltham Forest |
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Office of Fair Trading -- Unfair terms in contracts: what is
an unfair term? |
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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea -- Fighting
cyberwaffle |
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Salford City Council -- Avoid "local government
speak"; use plain English! |
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Social
Security Agency of Northern Ireland -- The agency's
commitment to plain English |
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Directgov -- Public enquiries: Contact details and links to key central
government departments |
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United States: |
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PLAIN Conference
Presentation -- The Progress of Plain Language in the US: A
federal perspective
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Plain Language Action
& Information Network -- federal government group of
volunteers. Co-hosted the 2005
international PLAIN conference in Washington,
D.C. |
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Federal Register -- Plain Language Tools |
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Federal Trade
Commission -- How to Write Readable Credit Forms |
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Executive
Secretariat, National Institute of Health -- Plain Language
Initiative |
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Governor's Office, State of Washington -- Plain Talk |
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Office
of Consumer Credit Commissioner, State of Texas -- Plain
Language Project |
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USA.gov --
Contact Your Government: Provide comments and feedback to your
government |
