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Page 260. Plain English and Other Efforts to Eliminate Bureaucratese
Selected Chronology of the Plain English Movement in the United States This site provides mostly print-based information and is surely outdated; nevertheless, from an historical perspective, the bibliography is useful.
Plain English Campaign This is the home page the plain English Campaign; it provides links to a diversity of pages about the efforts to rid the world of gobbledygook, jargon, and other language that serves to mislead readers.
The Plain English Movement (ERIC Digest) This site sponsored by ERIC provides a basic discussion of and links to other sites about the plain English movement.
Human Resource Policy and Procedure in Plain English (R. H. Wohl & Associates, Inc.) This brief page offers the basics of plain English.
Revising Plain Language (Beth Mazur) This article, originally published in Technical Communication 47.2 (2000), provides a good historical and contextual discussion of plain language.
Plain Language Service—FAQ (Plain Language Service) This page provides an introduction to the plain language issue.
Page 269. Simplified Versions of English
What Is Simplified Technical English (Tedopres International) This page makes a case for using "a controlled language…to make technical text easy to understand." The page provides links to before and after samples.
Simplified Technical English (AeroSpace and Defense) This site introduces and provides information about Specification ASD-STE100, International specification for the preparation of maintenance documentation in a controlled language.
Simplified Global English. A Parallel Language for the World (M. N. Gogate, Simplified Spelling Society) This edited transcript of a radio broadcast of an Indian engineer proposes a parallel simplified written and spoken dialect of English that will be easier to learn and use.
Page 276. Avoiding Sexist and other Discriminatory Language
Guidelines for Non-Sexist Use of Language (Virginia L. Warren, APA Online)
Guidelines for Gender-Fair Use of Language (NCTE)
Guidelines for the Elimination of Sexual Stereotyping in Language and Visual Material .
APA Guidelines for Removing Bias in Language.
Non-discriminatory Language Guidelines (University of Sydney)
Using Non-discriminatory Language (Bowling Green State University) This university site provides a comprehensive list of links to various issues related to non-discriminatory language.
Links to Additional Resources Related to this Chapter