Creating Clarity from Complexity

Overview

Delivery method

Online

Duration

1 Hour

Audience

CSCB Employees

Description

In this learning session, we will cover the following:

• The importance of aiming for a grade 6 to 8 reading level for public text (or including a plain language summary).
• Writing directly to your reader.
• Using the active voice – put the subject first in a sentence.
• Using familiar words and shorter paragraphs.
• Avoiding technical terms when possible.
• Including the bottom-line up front.
• Using lists to note important points separate from the text.
• Using acronyms carefully.
• Testing your writing on others.

FG338 is a recommended pre-requisite for this session. FG338 is critical to staff understanding accessibility, and how their everyday actions affect people with different accommodation needs in a positive, or negative, way.