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Clear Language and Design Helps Everyone

Recorded on May 19, 2021
CLEO staff member Nicole Osbourne James addressed clear language and design principles. She led participants through examples, tips, and resources to help communicate legal information that is clear, accurate, and useful. She also covered questions from participants.
And, check out CLEO Connect’s webpage on clear language and design for a sampling of plain language principles.

Up your game: Using social media and video to deliver legal information

Recorded on April 20, 2021
CLEO staff members Fiona MacCool and Jesse Mark addressed what CLEO is learning about when and how to use social media and video to help people understand their legal rights.
They shared best practices, examples, and resources that have inspired us, and tips on finding free or low cost tools to help you with your social media and video work.

Will and Power of Attorney Fundamentals: Wills, Power of Attorney for Property and Powers of Attorney for Personal Care

This resources provides legal information relevant to people in Ontario about:

wills
powers of attorney for property
powers of attorney for personal care

The information kit outlines information about:

what wills and powers of attorney are and why people should consider making them out
how these documents can be made with the help of a lawyer

What are Youth Justice Conferences? – a legal literacy activity

With the support of the Canadian Bar Association Law for the Future Fund, the Community Law School (Sarnia-Lambton) Inc., in cooperation with the Organization for Literacy in Lambton, has created a series of Legal Literacy Activities.
This legal literacy activity, one in a series on youth criminal justice issues, provides information about youth justice conferences.

Assistance with Employment Insurance (EI) Questions: Locating Your Member of Parliament – a legal literacy activity

With the support of the Canadian Bar Association Law for the Future Fund, the Community Law School (Sarnia-Lambton) Inc., in cooperation with the Organization for Literacy in Lambton, has created a series of Legal Literacy Activities.
This legal literacy activity, one in a series on Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, covers how to find your federal MP to ask questions about EI benefits.