EditorWordRake invited me to contribute four articles about plain language and health literacy to their Guest Author Series, and the final article was posted today. Here are links to all four posts in case you’re interested:
- Part 1: Power Dynamics and Plain Language in Healthcare
- Part 2: Co-Creating Plain Language Health Information
- Part 3: Gained in Translation: Making Health Information Plain Across Languages
- Part 4: Plain Language Health Communication and the Myth of Universal Design
I want to thank WordRake for the opportunity! In addition to their editing software, WordRake offers a wealth of resources about writing in plain language from experts with a variety of professional backgrounds.
Hi, Iva.
Thanks for these articles.
However, the link at the end of Part 4 does not work for me.
Hm—it seems to work for me. Here is the URL, but it might be worth seeing if clearing your cache solves the problem: https://www.wordrake.com/blog/plain-language-health-communication-and-the-myth-of-universal-design
I meant this:
Resource
Center for Literacy & Disability Studies (2021) Guidelines for Minimizing the Complexity of Text, https://cidi.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/2021-02/Minimized
Ah. Thanks for letting me know. I’ll ask the folks at WordRake if they can fix the link. In the meantime, you can find the document here: https://cidi.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/2021-02/Minimized%20Text%20Complexity%20Guidelines%20%5Bversion%202.03.2021%5D.pdf
Thanks!
Iva! Thank you so much for this series. I loved the concrete and specific examples you provided in each to make your points. I will be sharing this series with others who are also interested in plain language.
Thank you so much for reading, Robin!