This research gives a brief introduction to the literacy studies in the U.S. and the research on readability and the readability formulas. It is available at  http://www.impact-information.com/impactinfo/readability02.pdf     Plain Language United States ...

This article discusses the benefits of using Plain Language court forms for self-represented litigants. It enumerates the readability and advanced features used in adapting Plain Language in Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DVRO) forms. Plain Language ...

The author of this article cited some ways to improve the readabilty of legal documents. The article is available at  http://www.plainlanguagenetwork.org/kimble/modest.htm Plain Language United States Joseph Kimble 2003 ...

This is an easy-to-use 'how to' manual for people who write or edit reports, memos, minutes, brochures, or other documents. It can be found at  http://www.nald.ca/library/learning/nwt/writread/writefor.pdf Plain Language Canada NWT Literacy Coun ...

This article is about the research on lower-literacy usability of documents or texts on websites. It tackles the characteristics of lower-literarcy users, ways to improve usability for lower-literarcy users, its population, and the difference in usability ...

This article cites several resources about using plain language in legal documents. It can be found at  http://www.llrx.com/features/plainlanguage.htm Plain Language Sandeep Dave 2002 ...

The Scribes Journal of Legal Writing is a a scholarly journal which publishes articles about legal writing. It has published articles by many of the best-known figures in legal writing — including Garner, Kimble, Charles Alan Wright, Richard Posner, Lawre ...

This handbook is intended for the writers in the U.S. federal government. It focuses on aspects of writing that are especially important to Plain Language. It is available at  http://www.lauchmangroup.com/PDFfiles/PLHandbook.PDF Plain Language United Stat ...

This article is about focus groups which are a qualitative research tool that tell you if the main message and purpose of your form are understood. It also tackles who uses focus groups, data analysis, number and location of focus groups to be conducted, ...

According to the abstract, this article examines the recently developed postgraduate, law-school-supported programs intended to provide recent graduates with a continued experiential learning environment in order to bridge the gap between law school and l ...