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7 claims. Each was checked against its source during drafting; none has had expert review yet.
| Claim | Evidence | Sources | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government writing guidance advises splitting sentences over 25 words and keeping paragraphs to no more than 5 sentences. | Established guidance | Government Digital Service, UK Government Government or law | /tools/clear-writing |
| US federal plain-language guidance recommends paragraphs of no more than 150 words and describes passive sentences as a form of "to be" plus a past participle. | Established guidance | Digital.gov, US General Services Administration Government or lawDigital.gov, US General Services Administration Government or law | /tools/clear-writing |
| GOV.UK style guidance says block capitals are hard to read for large amounts of text. | Established guidance | Government Digital Service, UK Government Government or law | /tools/clear-writing |
| The grade-level formula used is the Flesch-Kincaid formula, recalculated from Flesch Reading Ease by Kincaid and colleagues in 1975 for the US Navy. | Established guidance | Kincaid JP, Fishburne RP, Rogers RL, Chissom BS; Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida (STARS repository) (1975) Peer-reviewed research | /tools/clear-writing |
| Workplace adjustment requests are considered under different laws by country, including the ADA (US), the Equality Act 2010 (Great Britain), the Employment Equality Acts (Ireland), human rights laws (Canada), the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Australia) and the Human Rights Act 1993 (New Zealand). | Regional law or rule | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Government or lawGOV.UK Government or lawLaw Reform Commission (Revised Acts) (1998) Government or lawCanadian Human Rights Commission Government or lawFederal Register of Legislation, Australian Government (1992) Government or lawEmployment New Zealand (MBIE) (2025) Government or law | /tools/request-letter |
| For education, relevant laws include Section 504 (US), the Equality Act 2010 (Great Britain), the Equal Status Acts (Ireland) and the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (Australia). | Regional law or rule | United States Code (Cornell Legal Information Institute copy) Universitylegislation.gov.uk (2010) Government or lawIrish Statute Book, Government of Ireland Government or lawFederal Register of Legislation, Australian Government (2005) Government or law | /tools/request-letter |
| Common workplace accommodation ideas for reading and writing include text readers, speech recognition, word prediction and proofreading help. | Established guidance | Job Accommodation Network Government or law | /tools/request-letter |