What is the great hidden cost of doing business and carrying on the government? Poor communication. And the numbers are staggering. Anyone who needs proof can find it in the just-published second ...

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 ...

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 ...

The proposal would expand and update an existing law on plain language requirements for agencies. The Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to override an existing law and update ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Labrador, a global communication firm specializing in regulated disclosure documents, releases study in partnership with BVA Group, a fast-growing research and consulting ...

Pity the fishing boat owner who picks up a quick reference card from the National Marine Fisheries Service and comes across this indigestible bowl of alphabet soup: “After notification of NMFS, this ...

Writing Plain Language Summaries of Publications (PLSPs) to present research in a way that engages a non-specialist audience could lead to interdisciplinary collaborative opportunities and improved ...

To make this story more accessible to a wide range of readers, we are including a plain language version, translated by Rebecca Monteleone. Plain language is a writing style that makes difficult ...

This is the first time ProPublica has produced a translation into plain language. We’ve increasingly seen newsrooms experiment with accessibility, including The New York Times’ Braille and audio ...