October 13th
08:00 EDT
Welcome from the three hosting organizations
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Julie Clement, Clarity, President
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Barbra Kingsley, Center for Plain Language, Chair and Host of Access for All
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Margrethe Kvarenes, PLAIN, President
08:10 - 09:15 EDT
Plain Language and our responsibility to ensure Access for All
Live Conversation
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Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack, Michigan Supreme Court, USA
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Dana Chisnell, Senior Fellow, National Conference on Citizenship and Partner-Founder, Project Redesign, USA
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Julie Clement, Clarity, USA
09:15 - 09:40 EDT
Review of related speaker videos
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Lynda Harris, New Zealand
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Whitney Quesenbery, Brenda Wright, Sally Marsh, United States
Break
09:40 - 10:00 EDT
Plain Language Musical Interlude
10:00 -11:05 EDT
Using Plain Language to improve the criminal justice system
Live Conversation
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Amreeta Mathai, Racial Justice Program, American Civil Liberties Union, USA
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Andrew Torrez, co-host, Opening Arguments, Founding Partner, The Law Offices of P. Andrew Torrez, LLC, USA
11:05 -11:30 EDT
Review of related speakers videos
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Vera Gergely, Hungary
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Florence Cols, Belgium
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Margaret van Naerssen, USA
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Frances Gordon, Candice Burt, South Africa
Break
11:30 - 11:45 EDT
Plain Language Musical Interlude
11:45 -12:30 EDT
Celebrating 10th Anniversary of U.S. Plain Writing Act
Live Conversation
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Annetta Cheek, USA
With video appearances from
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Former U.S. Representative Bruce Braley
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Kathryn Catania, Center for Plain Language
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David Lipscomb, Lead Federal Report Card, Center for Plain Language