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7 7  * **motor impairments** – it's less tiring when you can understand what you read quickly
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10 10  == Guidelines ==
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12 12  [[Plain English>>Plain English||anchor="pe"]]
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14 -[[Simple sentences>>||anchor="ssl"]]
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16 -[[Specialist terms>>||anchor="st"]]
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18 -[[Medicine, money and law>>doc:.Medical.WebHome]]
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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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83 83  == {{id name="ssl"/}}Simple sentences ==
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90 90  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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93 -=== 2. Avoid complex sentence structures. ===
88 +== 2. Avoid complex sentence structures. ==
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95 95  They are less easy to comprehend quickly. Understanding them requires more cognitive effort than simple sentences.
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156 156  [[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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161 161  == {{id name="st"/}}Specialist terms: explain them ==
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216 -Here's some sector specific guidance for [[medicine, money and law>>doc:.Medical.WebHome]].
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209 +Here's some sector specific guidance:
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219 -And here's our list of jargon [[words to avoid>>doc:.Words to avoid.WebHome]]!
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