Handbook: Write For Your Reader (NWT Literacy Council 2015)
This is an easy-to-use 'how to' manual for people who write or edit reports, memos, minutes, brochures, or other documents.
Recommended Citation: NWT Literacy Council, A Plain Language Handbook: Write for your Reader, Department of Education, Culture, and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories (Nov. 2015). Available at https://www.nwtliteracy.ca/sites/srln.org/files/resources/write_for_you….
Document Author:
NWT Literacy Council
Report: Access to Justice Metrics Informed by the Voices of Marginalized Community Members: Themes, Definitions and Recommendations Arising from Community Consultations (Canadian Bar Association 2013)
The Canadian Bar Association’s Access to Justice Committee’s Building Block #1 Access to Justice Metrics sought to develop a practical definition of access to justice and to identify tangible indicators and goals to measure progress. The Committee resolved to develop this definition from the perspective of marginalized community members affected by a lack of access to justice. According to the introduction of the Report, “Put plainly, we wanted to know what really happens when access to justice is denied.
Year published:
2013
Document Author:
Amanda Dodge, Canadian Bar Association
Report: Self-Represented Litigants in Nova Scotia: Needs Assessment (Canada 2004)
The Self-Represented Litigants Project of the Court Services division of the Nova Scotia Department of Justice surveyed 40 judges, 163 court staff and 58 self-represented litigants (SRLs) to identify the greatest needs for courts and SRLs and to make recommendations to improve services and develop realistic programs for SRLs. The project team also observed 20 court hearings that involved the participation of one or more SRLs. The report may be found at http://www.novascotia.ca/just/publicatio
Year published:
2004
Document Author:
Department of Justice Nova Scotia