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Using Client-Centered Communications to Improve the Benefits Renewal Process
Implementing client-centered communication strategies, such as clear language and digital reminders, can significantly reduce churn in public benefit programs, ensuring eligible individuals maintain continuous access to essential services.
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Plain Language 101
Jack Ding from the NYC Mayors Office for Economic Opportunity gives a brief training on plain language writing.
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Want to design policies that really work? Test them on the users who need them first
A step-by-step guide to how New Jersey used plain language and user-testing to improve the state’s paid family and medical leave program
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Accessible Benefits Information: Reducing Administrative Burden and Improving Equitable Access
This guide highlights best practices in benefits access, showcasing how Michigan, New York City, and San José improve accessibility through plain language, multilingual translation, resident co-creation, and technology tools.
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Best Practices for Accessible Content
Drawing on the Beeck Center’s research on government, nonprofit, academic, and private sector organizations that are working to improve access to safety net benefits, this report highlights best practices for creating accessible benefits content.
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Spanish plain language glossary of common Unemployment Insurance terms
This is a working list of plain language Spanish translations and recommended usage for common unemployment insurance terms. All content contained in this glossary has been tested and validated for readability and comprehension with Spanish speakers who have limited English proficiency.
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Seattle Executive Order 2025-03: Making Information Inclusive in Writing and Design
This Executive Order mandates citywide actions to make government information more inclusive, accessible, and understandable through digital accessibility and plain language initiatives.
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Plain Language Is for Everyone, Even Experts
People want clear and concise information devoid of unnecessary jargon or complex terms. Plain language benefits both consumers and organizations.
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Federal Plain Language Guidelines
Guidelines to help organizations write in compliance with the Plain Writing Act of 2010.
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Beyond Translation: Delivering Effective Non-English Messages
Sheev Davé, Product Manager at Notify.gov (GSA), provides an overview of what makes an effective multilingual translation through the principles of designing tools that have the ability to have conversations, meeting communities where they are, use of plain language and prioritize tricky topics, key life events and using trusted delivery sources.
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Maryland Plain Language Initiative Executive Order
This executive order establishes a statewide effort to enhance accessibility by requiring all state agencies to use clear, concise, and easily understandable language in written communications.
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Unemployment Insurance Email Template Kit v1.0
This kit contains a collection of styles, components, and building blocks to quickly create action-forward emails for Unemployment Insurance programs within the U.S.