Plain Language for Real People

AUDIENCE: KCSDV Member Program Advocates and Staff

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Thursday, February 28, 2019
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CST

Plain language allows an audience to more easily read, understand, and use a communication. Plain language improves accessibility for survivors and ensures effective communication for advocacy programs.   This webinar will cover the importance of plain language and examine how using the Plain Language Guidelines improves services for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.

As a result of this webinar, participants will be better able to:

• Recognize the importance of plain language.
• Identify how not using plain language increases barriers.
• Apply the Plain Language Guidelines to improve services.

Presenters:
Kelly Smith, Self-Advocate
Self-Advocate Coalition of Kansas

Stephanie Sanford, Self-Advocacy Coordinator and Support Staff
Self-Advocate Coalition of Kansas

Aquia Pusch, Rural Outreach Advocacy Coordinator
Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence

Register now at:
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/179873900660583171

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Questions:
Aquia Pusch
apusch@kcsdv.org or 785-232-9784 ext 332

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This project was supported by Grant #2017-WR-AX-0038 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

Total Training Hours: 1.0