Five Ways to Make Your Forms Accessible to Everyone
It’s essential for governments to do everything they can to make their forms as accessible as possible, as they are critical gateways to public services.
Posts Tagged: plain language
Strategic Planning or Strategery: 10 Lessons Learned from Governmental Public Health Strategic Planning
A strategic plan can be an effective tool for advancing an agency’s goals — assuming the agencies avoid certain pitfalls.
When the “Wrong” Words Can Help People Find the Right Services
It’s usually good to use plain language and avoid jargon. But sometimes, incorrect, outdated, or obscure terms can help you “meet people where they’re at”!
Talk in Plain Language
To get buy-in for cybersecurity initiatives, don’t talk tech — speak simply.
A Path to Cyber Protection
When it comes to cybersecurity, “The question is not will you be attacked, but what will be the consequence.” Here’s how to prepare.
The Balancing Act of Effective Science Policy Communication
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) takes masses of information about scientific breakthroughs and translates it into audience-specific language that make sense to policymakers and the general public. That’s a challenging and critically important skill. Here’s how the GAO does it.
How a New Bill Would Advance Plain Language in Government
Using complicated language makes it difficult for agencies to communicate effectively with the people they serve, and creates barriers to equity. New federal legislation, however, would require agencies to use plain and clear wording.
Your Plain Language Refresher
If you need a refresher on what plain language looks like in practice, this post offers some quick tips and best practices that you can incorporate into your own writing.
No One Wants to Work to Consume: Writing Clear Content
Let’s look at four things we can keep in mind when getting our content ready for the web, print or social media.
Plain Language and Complicated Egos Don’t Mix
Don’t let ego get in the way of clear communication–yours OR theirs. Writers and editors are subject matter experts, too!