Clear Language Subgroup

Basic Information

IRC channel: irc.w3.org channel: #coga

Lead: Julie Rawe Contact the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Planning [email protected] for contact info

Prior Lead(s): Rain MIcheals, Rachael Bradley Montgomery, Jan McSorley

Working Documents

Current Work

• Clear Language Draft 2023
• [Link to GitHub Issues using Label]

Archive

2022:

• Clear language: COGA Silver Structure draft (multiple outcomes & methods)
• Clear language examples

2021:

• Use clear language" (single outcome with single, multi-part method)

2020:

• Clear Words How-to ** Method: Simple Tense ** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13XD0YA1vj-HeteH284ecA2zguEGKCnrXRII9hYwcXx4/ Method: Help Users Understand] ** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-FayvZYonpDIlojblFSofi_KzjNdY5SrBOKauvV0u8/ Method: Clear Words]
• [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PiU58yc0mLEwRL-bos_03h5Zql7PNCpi9o43bNUa6gE/ Use Clear and Understandable Language]
• [https://docs.google.com/document/d/18h8LU8h42GJ-c63JV2URFYtCO1ewhrlz0E2QW0IWMRk/ Clear Language Functional Outcomes] - May & June 2020
• [https://w3c.github.io/silver/guidelines/#clear-language Guideline] - March 2020
• [https://w3c.github.io/silver/guidelines/explainers/ClearWords.html How-to] - March 2020
• [https://w3c.github.io/silver/guidelines/methods/Method-plain-language-principles.html Method] - March 2020
• [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pqh2BYGS_7banTivDvuagU9F6-xfd2QaJc0Q3g1TkxE/ Silver Draft of Clear Language] - draft in the Editor's Draft of Feb - April 2020.
• [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BU8RIOZwVfxtPXef-Nt2t1JCLQumNQ-dyBxAgXSFmRg/ Clear Words Scope Exploration]
• [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TOFmSmTuPz6LbNV4nFf-0g_Wwx1k8TwfxzcKzNL8i_Y/ Clear Words Tests & Methods]
• [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XdI8vuEunDOcIJ0kY2eKGpCKxndEvflEDp737Q148IQ/ Clear Words - Original proposal from COGA]

Minutes

• [List of links to minutes or note from all subgroup meetings with most recent minutes on top]

Referenced Research

• [Links to key research that supports the work]

Key Decisions Agreed on with Date

• [YY-MM-DD] - [decision brief description]

Participants

Current Participants

[Name] please use format Last, First (Surname, Given) to facilitate including participants in the Working Draft Acknowledgements

Former Participants

[Name]