Bibliography

Recommended References: For Considerate Language

General Writing Style

The Plain English Guide: How to write clearly and communicate better
Martin Cutts
Oxford University Press, 1995
ISBN 0-19-860049-6
For an entertaining review: If Austen did it, you can too
To order online from North America, OUP-USA

The Plain English
Approach to Business Writing
Edward P. Bailey, Jr.
Oxford University Press, 1997
ISBN 0195115651

(plainword)
a game to teach word choice skill
National Literacy and Health Program Canadian Public Health Association
400 - 1565 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1Z 8R1
phone 613 725-3769 fax 613 725-9826
email: hrc/cds@cpha.ca

Writing in Plain English
Robert Eagleson
AGPS Press
Australian Government Publishing Service
GPO Box 84
Canberra, ACT 2601

Plain English at Work
Edward P. Bailey, Jr.
OUP-USA
Information from the publisher

How to create forms that get the job done
Carolyn Boccella Bagin and Rich Bagin
Communications Briefings, 1993
700 Black Horse Pike, Suite 110, Blackwood, NJ 08012

Gender-neutral and bias-free writing

The Nonsexist Word Finder: A Dictionary of Gender-free Usage
Rosalie Maggio
Beacon Press
and, in the second edition,
The Bias-free Word Finder: A dictionary of non-discriminatory language

The Handbook of Nonsexist Writings: For Writers, Editors and Speakers
Casey Miller and Kate Swift
from Harper & Row

Gender-Free Legal Writing: Managing the Personal Pronouns
Arthur L. Close, Q.C.
British Columbia Law Institute
An online resource:
http://www.bcli.org/pages/projects/genderfree/genderfree.html

Government Writing Style

Plain Language: Clear and Simple
Multiculturalism and Citizenship
Minister of Supply and Services, Canada, 1991
15 Eddy Street, Room 2E2
Hull, Quebec K1A 1K5
for ordering information: Canada Communications Group

Writing in Government? Make it plain language.
Government of Alberta
Alberta Consumer and Corporate Affairs, 1991
20th Floor, 10025 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB Canada T5J 3Z5

Communicating Without Bias: Guidelines for Government
Government Services Ministry
Province of B.C.

A Writer's Toolkit: A Guide to Effective Writing and Communication
Ministry of Forests
Province of B.C.
A Writer's Toolkit...

U.S. Government Plain English site
Plain Language Action Network

Useablity/Usability

A Practical Guide to Useability Testing
Janice Redish
Ablex Publishing Corp. (1993)

A Do-it-yourself Usability Kit
a tutorial originally published in the Journal of Technical Writing.

Jacol Nielsen's personal advice
useit.com

The Usability Methods Toolbox
brief descriptions of methods in use.

Other plain language issues

The Gains from Clarity:
A research report on the effects of plain-language documents
Gordon Mills, Mark Duckworth
Centre for Microeconomic Policy Analysis and Centre for Plain Legal Language, University of Sydney
Centre for Plain Legal Language
Faculty of Law, University of Sydney
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

Plain English Writing Projects -
Some Issues, Guidelines and Implications
New South Wales Department of TAFE
Library Catalog, Labor Council of NSW