Government Initiatives--Plain Language Association International

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Updated January 18, 2008

Plain Language Association International

Government Initiatives	Information about plain-language programs sponsored by government agencies or other organizations. Please let us know if there are others.
Australia	Australian Office of Parliamentary Counsel -- Papers and documents on using plain language Department of Education, Science and Training -- Plain English at Work Contact Government -- Government Online Directory: departments and agencies, Parliament, governor general, and courts and judges
Canada	PLAIN Conference Presentation -- Plain Language: A Case Study of the British Columbia Securities Commission PLAIN Conference Presentation -- Clear Language and Organizational Change: Halton Region Health Department Canadian Bankers Association -- Plain Language Mortgage Documents Department of Finance -- Plain Language Loan Disclosure Documents Ontario, Ministry of Agriculture and Food -- Clear Writing: What is it? How do you do it? Province of Nova Scotia, Communications -- Plain Language Public Works and Government Services, Communications Canada -- Successful Communication Tool Kit -- Literacy and You Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat -- Communications Policy of the Government of Canada Government Contacts -- English \| French
Europe	European Commission of the European Union -- How to Write Clearly: Fight the Fog Europa -- Eurojargon: A plain-language guide of the European Union
Sweden	PLAIN Conference Presentation -- Plain Language in Sweden: A Progress Report Division for Legal and Linguistic Revision, Ministry of Justice -- English \| Swedish
United Kingdom	Brent Council, Wembley Centre for Health Information Quality East Sussex County Council -- Social Services Information Leaflets Economic & Social Research Council -- Communications Toolkit: Written communication Financial Services Authority Hampshire County Council -- Plain English, Corporate Style Guide London Borough of Waltham Forest Office of Fair Trading -- Unfair terms in contracts: what is an unfair term? Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea -- Fighting cyberwaffle Salford City Council -- Avoid "local government speak"; use plain English! Social Security Agency of Northern Ireland -- The agency's commitment to plain English Directgov -- Public enquiries: Contact details and links to key central government departments
United States	PLAIN Conference Presentation -- The Progress of Plain Language in the US: A federal perspective Plain Language Action & Information Network -- federal government group of volunteers. Co-host of the 2005 international PLAIN conference, Nov. 3-6 in Washington, D.C. Federal Aviation Administration -- Plain Language Initiative Federal Register -- Plain Language Tools Federal Trade Commission -- How to Write Readable Credit Forms Executive Secretariat, National Institute of Health -- Plain Language Initiative Governor's Office, State of Washington -- Plain Talk National Institute of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- Online Plain Language Training Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner, State of Texas -- Plain Language Project Small Business Administration -- Plain Language. What is it? FirstGov.gov -- Contact Your Government: Provide comments and feedback to your government