- From: William R Williams <wrwilliams@fs.fed.us>
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:48:21 -0700
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Yes, there is something similar in the USA ... "On June 1, 1998, President Clinton signed a presidential memo requiring agencies to use plain language principles for most of their written communications." Plain Language Action & Information Network http://www.plainlanguage.gov/ w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org wrote on 08/23/2004 05:10:39 AM: > In the UK the Plain English Campaign has been getting good publicity > and some results for many years. A lot of "small print" and legal > documentation now carries their Crystal Mark. Arguably something > that wasn't Plain English could fall foul of the DDA and unfair > contracts legislation, although I haven't seen any cases yet. > > They also produce some good guides to writing Plain English. www. > plainenglish.co.uk. No doubt there is something similar in the USA. > I'll enjoy looking at John S's links. > Regards > Ian Litterick > www.iansyst.co.uk > www.dyslexic.com > Support the Right to Read Campaign. Sign up at www.dyslexia.org.uk/r2r.php [snip]
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