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From: Mallory
Date: Nov 2, 2016 3:18PM

Ashley Bischoff did a talk on it at CSUN last year as well.
http://www.csun.edu/cod/conference/2016/sessions/index.php/public/presentations/view/285
Someone I know who saw it said it was amazing. She's got slides
http://www.handcoding.com/presentations/plaina11y/#cover

_mallory

On Mon, Oct 31, 2016, at 06:58 PM, whitneyq wrote:
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> Ive always liked Angela's articlevand have done similar presentations at
> CSUN and AccessU among others. My slides are on Slideshare (dl the
> accrssible PPT there)
> She studied at UBalt with Dr. Summers.
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> [WebAIM] Help With Plain Language And Learning Disabilities
> Whitney, thanks for that list of references! I hadn't known about Ginny
> Redish's earlier articles. I'll have to read them soon!
>
> Vanessa, I'll add a more recent article to the list. This is not
> scholarly, but pragmatic. It addresses especially well these points:
> - Making information readable does not mean "dumbing it down."
> - The reader's measured reading ability doesn't matter. For all readers,
> what does matter is the ability possible with the cognitive resources
> available, which depends on the situation as well as the reader.
> - Following a specific set of techniques can help ensure that your
> message is accessible to the broadest set of audiences possible.
>
> The article is Angela Colter's "The Audience You Didn't Know You Had."
> The original is in Contents Magazine:
> http://contentsmagazine.com/articles/the-audience-you-didnt-know-you-had/index.html
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> And a copy, including the comments, is posted as a PDF here:
> http://www.springfield.k12.or.us/cms/lib03/OR01000651/Centricity/Domain/19/Staff%20Resources/Website/Considering_Your_Content.pdf
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> Angela also cites 20 references. I'm not sure how much overlap there is
> with the group Whitney has provided or pointed to.
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> I have used Angela's article as the basis of a 60-minute class teaching
> engineers, other scientists, and regulatory officials how to write
> clearly. Reading this highly enjoyable article takes about 15 minutes. As
> I told my students, it's great to bookmark for something that is easy,
> refreshing, and educational--a way to accomplish something and
> re-energize yourself when work has numbed your mind.
>
> Give it a try and see if you find it as helpful as my students and I did.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Cliff
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> Cliff Tyllick
> EIR Accessibility Coordinator
> Texas Health & Human Services Commission
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