# plainlanguage.gov

Source: https://www.plainlanguage.gov

## Summary

This page presents plain language guides for web managers and content strategists, arguing that clear content helps the public understand its obligations and benefits and that plain language is also required by law. It states that the guides explain how to create, design and test content so a specific audience understands it, citing the Plain Writing Act of 2010 as the basis for the requirement that public content be written for its specific audience. The featured resources cover plain language principles, writing for an audience, content design, and testing comprehension. The guides are adapted from PlainLanguage.gov, and the original content is archived in the PlainLanguage.gov GitHub repository.

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Plain language – content that is clear and easy to understand – is critical to helping the public to make sense of their obligations and benefits. These guides are designed to help web managers and content strategists to understand why and how to create content that readers can understand. Not only is plain language more efficient and effective. It is also the law.

The Plain Writing Act of 2010 established the requirement that content for the public is written for its specific audience. These guides help you to understand how to create, design and test content so your specific audience understands it.

Featured resources

Overview of plain language principles, writing for your audience, and the Plain Writing Act of 2010.

An overview of how to write clear content that follows plain language guidelines.

How content design can support plain language.

Learn how to test that your content is easily understandable.

This content is adapted from PlainLanguage.gov

Selections of PlainLanguage.gov content–especially those most relevant for digital teams–have been carried forward in this set of plain language guides. All of the original content from the PlainLanguage.gov website is archived in the PlainLanguage.gov GitHub repository. Specific former pages are viewable in the Guidelines section of the repository.

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