Katherine Spivey

Learn about the skills and needs of American readers, how we are failing our audiences, and ways to do better.

We’ll discuss how plain language intersects with 508 compliance requirements to make federal electronic documents and information technology accessible to people with disabilities.

In this meeting, we’ll talk about readability audits and formulas and how they work—and don’t work—to improve web content and the users’ experience.

Join us for talks by colleagues from NIST, IRS, USPTO, PlainLanguage.gov, and DC HSEMA who will speak on the latest social media topics and an opportunity to do some in-person networking.

A look ahead at the coming year, and what we’ll accomplish together.

A day of talks and conversations on how to advance plain language in government communications, hosted by the federal Plain Language community of practice.

Come and help us plan for this year’s federal report card review.

Come join the Plain Language community on the 12th of June and learn how to develop an agency brand voice!

This seminar adapts principles of plain language to the context of speaking, covering not only wording but also structure and integration with visual aids.

We’ll discuss how to document and publicize your formal and informal plain language work — teaching, training, reviewing, or copyediting.

The federal Plain Language community is holding their first all-day summit in Washington D.C., and you’re invited!

Monthly meeting of the Plain Language Community of Practice.

In this online event, PLAIN co-chairs will provide a recap of international plain language initiatives discussed at the 2017 Plain Language Association International conference in Graz, Austria.