What is plain language? As described by the federal government on plainlanguage.gov, plain language is communication your audience can understand the first time they read or hear it. Plain language is recognized as an essential best practice in all access ...

In addition to the resources highlighted on srln.org, be sure to check the following sites, which house important research, data, reports and evaluations that impact access to justice for the self-represented litigant. The American Bar Association's ...

  Tuesday, April 21, 1:00- 2:00 p.m. Eastern  Panelists: Leigh Maddox, Dave Pantzer Moderator: Michael Beirnard   Program Description: The “Access to Justice” challenge can be summed up in this way:  While the cost of expert legal help is out of reach for ...

In February-March 2015, SRLN and the State County Courts Special Interest Section of the American Association of Law Libraries collaborated on a series of two webinars on Access to Justice. The first webinar describes areas for strategic partnering such a ...

Funding for SRL services comes from a variety of sources, including: state and local government appropriations; federal funding including  VAWA  for cases involving domestic violence,  Title IV-D funds  for cases involving child support, and a number of o ...

Here are various resources to help test your documents: This article from the  NWT Literacy Council  in Canada tackles what is a plain language audit, who should do a plain language audit, why should you do a plain language audit, and how do you do a plai ...

This page contains sample Plain Language materials which are available for download.  Sample Plain Language Materials: Plain Language Help for Victims of DV Flye (Transcend) Plain Language Help for Victims of DV Cartoo (Transcend) Plain Language Holiday S ...

The following is a list of organizations geared toward technology/IT support in the non-profit and legal aid space. Inclusion does not reflect endorsement. Idealware Idealware, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, provides thoroughly researched, impartial and accessibl ...

National SRL Estimates from srln.org In the United States, civil legal disputes are handled in more than 15,000 courts, in a patchwork of jurisdictions among state, county, municipal authorities. Civil courts handle cases such as divorce, custody, child s ...

Ethics rule 6.5 is a powerful tool to diversify pro bono programs and to transform court services because it allows unbundled lawyers to perform real time services in court-annexed programs without the onerous clerical burdens and limitations under the tr ...