One chapter in the book summarizes 60 empirical studies showing the benefits of using plain language for both sides — agencies and companies on the one hand, and consumers on the other. Here are just ...

However, “within that average is a far more positive story about the federal government’s commitment to plain language: one third of agencies saw an improvement in their overall writing grade ...

Two prime examples are the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, honored Tuesday at the fifth annual Center for Plain Language national ...

Researchers can see how to use plain language in study materials through the Toolkit's many concrete examples, including an alternative word list. Here's a brief excerpt: ...

To help people make sense of AI explanations, MIT researchers used large language models (LLMs) to transform plot-based explanations into plain language.

Examples of Plain Language in Use: Before and After Here are three before-and-after examples of how plain language was applied to federal documents to make them easier to understand.

As more data are collected, it’s important for the public to understand how their health information is being used. But user agreements are often complex, lengthy and written in inaccessible ...

Machine-learning models can make mistakes and be difficult to use, so scientists have developed explanation methods to help users understand when and how they should trust a model's predictions.