International Plain Language Day

October 13th is International Plain Language Day. Join us to celebrate the day with a presentation from Barbra Kingsley, Ph.D., Chair of the Board of Directors for the Center for Plain Language and the owner of Kingsley-Kleimann Group.

Barbra has spent her 25-year career helping simplify the complex. With government clients, she has developed documents used by millions of people, including the Financial Privacy Notice (Federal Trade Commission), the Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau), the HIPAA Privacy Notice (Department of Health and Human Services), and SNAP Application Forms and Letters (Department of Agriculture).

She has also developed plain language curricula for the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Commerce, and the Environmental Protection Agency among others.

Barbra is the Chair of the Center for Plain Language and has previously led judging on the annual ClearMark awards. She is also a Board Member of the International Plain Language Federation which is establishing global ISO Standards for plain language.

She is a frequent speaker to trade groups, advocacy organizations, and regulatory agencies on the topics of clear communication, consumer protection, and increasing governmental efficiency through plain language.