APPENDIX B Resources

Books, articles, and contacts

Abdelalad, Louise. Public Legal Education and Information and the Use of Plain Language in Legal Documents: A Synthesis of the Research. Report12, Research Reports on Public Legal Education and Information. Ottawa: Department of Justice, 1987.

American Bar Association. Lawyers for Literacy: A Bar Leadership Manual. Washington, D.C.: ABA, 1987.

Asprey, Michele. Plain Language for Lawyers. Annandale, NSW: Federation Press, 1991.

Baldwin, Ruth. Clear Writing and Literacy. Toronto: Ontario Literacy Coalition, 1990.

Barr, Benson, et al. “Legalese and the Myth of Case Precedent.” Michigan Bar Journal 64 (1985): 1136.

Bates, Jefferson D. Writing With Precision: How To Write So That You Cannot Possibly Be Misunderstood; -Author Penguin Books, April2000.

Birchfield, Martha J. The Plain Language Movement: Away from Legalese and Federalese: A Bibliography. Monticello, IL: Vance Bibliographies, 1986.

Broderick, John P. “Reinventing Government: The Role of Plain Language.” Norfolk, Virginia: Old Dominion University, [n.d.]

Calamai, Peter. Broken Words: Why Five Million Canadians are Illiterate. Toronto: Southam Newspaper Group, 1987.

Canadian Bar Association and Canadian Bankers’ Association Joint Committee on Plain Language. Communicating Clearly: How to Recognize When Your Client Doesn’t Understand and How You Can Help. British Columbia: Law Practice Management Section, British Columbia Branch, 1996. (Available at: www.plainlanguagenetwork.org/LawyersForLiteracy/index.html)