Using plain language means communicating so your audience can understand your message the first time they read or hear it. Plain language makes your message accessible, ensuring people can quickly and easily find and use the information they need. This session will be a brief introduction to the principles of plain language writing and design. It will give an overview of what plain language is, why it is important, and suggest some tools and resources to help participants develop their skills.

Recordings and Resources

• Recording – Accessibility Bites: Plain Language
• Accessibility Bites Playlist
• Transcript – Accessibility Bites: Plain Language [PDF]
• Transcript – Accessibility Bites: Plain Language [Word]
• Slides – Accessibility Bites: Plain Language [PDF]

About the Facilitator

Your facilitator for this session will be Kaitlyn Vecchio.

Kaitlyn Vecchio (she/her) is grateful to live, work, and play on the traditional and unceded territory of the Lheidli T’enneh. Kaitlyn is a dedicated librarian with a passion for information accessibility and has led numerous workshops and conference presentations focused on plain language, helping diverse audiences enhance their ability to convey information clearly and effectively. Kaitlyn currently works as a librarian at the Prince George campus of the College of New Caledonia.