[NIFL-ESL:4612] RE: consent forms

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In a message dated 6/27/00, tmueller@laubach.org writes:

>  Audrey Riffenburgh, President 
>  Riffenburgh & Associates
>  Specialists in Plain English and Readability
>  Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico
>  (505) 242-5808           plnenglish@aol.com
>  These folks are specialists in consulting with and training business and
>  health professionals to rewrite forms, brochures, etc. in "plain
>  English" to be more readable by people with limited English literacy 
skills.

Another good bet in that regard is Boeing (of all places), which has a plain 
English word processing checker. For more info, contact one or more of the 
following www places: 

www.lhsl.com/tech/icm/proofing/bsec.asp
sharon.denness@lhs.com
www.boeing.com/assocproducts/sechecker/se.html
www.plainlanguage.gov

Joe Little
American Literacy Council



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