Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In 2010, Barack Obama signed the Plain Writing Act into law, requiring that federal ...

City of Cambridge employees Crystal Rosa, right, and Bridget Martin, left, hold host language justice workshops with various city departments. (Photo courtesy Crystal Rosa) This is your first of three ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed a plain language executive order on July 23 that aims to make state services and programs more accessible. Moore also recognized 34 years of the Americans with ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Read the story at Maryland Matters. Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order Tuesday directing state ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...