Clear language review

[Title, role, or organization] asserts that:

• Our organization has a process and policy to review text content for clear language before publication. The process includes confirming:
  • All of the core requirements in the ‘Clear Language’ guideline are met.
  • Verb tense is chosen for ease of understanding.
  • Content uses short paragraphs.
  • Paragraphs that convey information begin with a sentence stating the main point or purpose (often called a topic sentence).
  • If a style guide is used by content authors, it must provide guidance on these aspects of clear language.
  • If author training is provided, it must provide guidance on these aspects of clear language.

Information that needs to be included publicly:

• Title, role, or organization making the assertion (if different from the conformance claim).
• Date of when the policy was implemented.
• Date of assertion (if different from the date of the conformance claim).

Recommended internal documentation (Informative):

• Copy of the policy implementing the clear language review.
• Date author training was provided (if any).
• Number or proportion of authors who completed the training.
• Copy of the style guide (if any) where clear language review has been defined.