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7 7  * **motor impairments** – it's less tiring when you can understand what you read quickly
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11 11  == Guidelines ==
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13 13  [[Plain English>>Plain English||anchor="pe"]]
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15 -[[Simple sentences >> ||anchor="ssl"]]
14 +[[Simple sentences>>||anchor="ssl"]]
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17 -[[Specialist terms>>Specialist terms||anchor="st"]]
16 +[[Specialist terms>>||anchor="st"]]
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20 -Words to avoid
18 +[[Medicine, money and law>>doc:.Medical.WebHome]]
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23 -Medicine, money and law
21 +[[Words to avoid>>doc:.Words to avoid.WebHome]]
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26 26  == {{id name="pe"/}}Plain English ==
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28 28  Make content clear and understandable, to open the web up for users with different literacy levels and access challenges.
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78 78  [[Plain language entry>>url:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_language]], Wikipedia, last updated 2018
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81 81  == {{id name="ssl"/}}Simple sentences ==
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88 88  You can split longer sentences up into 2 or 3 or restructure the content with bullet points to make meaning clearer for users.
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91 -== 2. Avoid complex sentence structures. ==
93 +=== 2. Avoid complex sentence structures. ===
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93 93  They are less easy to comprehend quickly. Understanding them requires more cognitive effort than simple sentences.
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154 154  [[The Crystal Mark standard>>url:http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/services/crystal-mark/7-the-crystal-mark-standard.html]] Plain English Campaign, undated
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157 157  == {{id name="st"/}}Specialist terms: explain them ==
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212 -Here's some sector specific guidance for medicine, money and law.
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216 +Here's some sector specific guidance for [[medicine, money and law>>doc:.Medical.WebHome]].
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219 +And here's our list of jargon [[words to avoid>>doc:.Words to avoid.WebHome]]!