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Visual Guide to Plain Language
A simple, at-a-glance reference for writing clearly and communicating with purpose.
Our Visual Plain Language Guide breaks down the essentials of clear communication — from word choice and structure to revision and feedback. It’s designed to help you create clear content or quickly evaluate existing copy and make improvements without guesswork.
Use it when:
Drafting or reviewing documents
Simplifying complex information
Teaching others about plain language
Planning clear, user-focused communication
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Learning Resources
Curated links, readings, and recommended materials for anyone wanting to deepen their skills in plain language, communication design, or translation.
Best Practices for the Design of Accessible COVID-19 Home Tests – U.S. Access Board
Selected Publications
These selected publications highlight our team’s research and contributions to plain language, translation quality, and communication accessibility.
Links to open source materials will come soon!
Marazzato Sparano, R. (2024). El lenguaje claro como producto y proceso en las prácticas de comunicación del siglo XXI. (Plain language as a product and process in 21st-century communication practices.)
In Retegui, A. & Bernabé Rocca, F. (Eds.), Lenguaje Claro en Iberoamérica: principios y prácticas. Thomson Reuters.
Lommel, A., Gladkoff, S., Melby, A., Wright, S. E., Strandvik, I., Gasova, K., Vaasa, A., Benzo, A., Marazzato Sparano, R., Foresi, M., Innis, J., Han, L., & Nenadic, G. (2024). The multi-range theory of translation quality measurement: MQM scoring models and statistical quality control. arXiv.
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2405.16969
Marazzato Sparano, R. (2024). Five “translation” strategies to adapt technical content for lay audiences. Medical Writing, 33(1), 20–25.
https://doi.org/10.56012/gbfd2844
Marazzato Sparano, R. (2021). Lenguaje claro en el siglo XXI: panorama general y aplicación al proceso de traducción y corrección. (Plain Language in the 21st Century: overview and proposed application to the translation and editing processes.) Revista Internacional de Lenguas Extranjeras, 15.
Marazzato Sparano, R. (2018). Plain language, translation, and idiosyncrasies of language. Contributions to reading comprehension. Orientación y Sociedad, 18(2), 179–191.
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