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Articles
- "A Brief Primer on Plain Talk" by Carol Dedrick, Washington State Department of Revenue
- "No, Minister: intention and reality in government rhetoric" by Neil James
- Siegel+Gale Simplicity Survey: A Clarion Call for Transparency by Siegel + Gale
- "Review of the gap between instructions for voting and best practice in providing instructions" by Ginny Redish, Ph.D.
- “Sincere Desire to Inform is Key to Plain Talk Success" by Carol Dedrick, Washington State Department of Revenue
- "How to Identify a Good Plain Talk Project"by Carol Dedrick, Washington State Department of Revenue
- "Plain Talk is a Three-Legged Stool"by Carol Dedrick, Washington State Department of Revenue
- "Testing Your Document Shows if You’ve Hit Your Mark" by Carol Dedrick, Washington State Department of Revenue
- "Measuring Your Efforts Provides Valuable Information"by Carol Dedrick, Washington State Department of Revenue
- "From gobbledygook to plain English: How a large state agency took on
the bureaucratic form letter" by Dana Howard Botka - "Study: Simple Writing Makes You Look Smart" by Robert Roy Britt
General Writing
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OWL Online Writing Lab - Purdue University
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Writer's Handbook - University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Writing 911 - Fast help
- Communicating With and About People with Disabilities – U.S. Department of Labor
- The Plain Language Association International
- Gregg's Reference Manual- guidelines for grammar and punctuation for web, correspondence, and writing
- Letting Go of the Words, Ginny Redish Ph.D.- guidelines for web layout
Government Writing
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Plain Language.gov – Federal government writing resources
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Washington State Correspondence Guidelines – Write to the public
- Executive Correspondence Guidelines from the Office of the Governor
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Citing Government Publications – University of Memphis
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Federal Relations Procedures – Write to federal agencies
- Washington State Bill Drafting Guide 2007 - Guide for the preparation of bills for the Washington legislature.
Grant Writing
Technical Writing
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Technical Writing: A short course on writing technical reports
- Legal Writing for Plain English by Bryan A. Garner
Writing For The Web
Accessibility resources
- Adobe Accessibility
- Acrobat accessibility training resources for versions 8 and 9
- Multimedia tutorials from Adobe about PDF & Flash accessibility (Note: see the dropdown menu for all choices including captioning with Adobe Captivate and adding descriptions)
- Creating Accessible PDF files
- Web Accessibility in Mind: PDF Accessibility
Usability resources
Usability events
Usability groups
Accessibility tools