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Chapter 15: Content Writing & Information Design
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- Plain language checklist (Province of British Columbia, updated September 2026)A checklist for making writing clearer, more direct, and easier to understand.
- Plain Language Advances Technical Communication (Center for Plain Language)How plain language supports clearer and more effective technical communication.
- How little do users read? (Nielsen Norman)Research on how little people read online and what that means for web content.
- GOV.UK content and publishing guidance (UK Government, launched June 2026)Standards and practical guidance for creating, formatting, and publishing government content.
Supportive Professional Organizations
- Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC)
- American Medical Writers Association
- Center for Plain Language
- Clarity: plain legal language
- IEEE Professional Communication Society
- International Association of Business Communicators
- Plain Language Association International
- Write the Docs An open community for people who create and maintain documentation.
Other job titles that may involve content writing & information design work: communications specialist, content specialist, copy writer, editor, marketing communications specialist, social media writer/editor, web editor, writer
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