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2020
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We’ll discuss how plain language intersects with 508 compliance requirements to make federal electronic documents and information technology accessible to people with disabilities.
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2020
This Week's IDEA
Spring Cleaning Tips for Web Content
This week, we’re providing a few tips for tidying up redundant, outdated, and trivial content.
Watch this special presentation featuring 18f Content Strategist, Ryan Johnson, where he discusses how you can effectively write accessible web content.
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2020
In this meeting, we’ll talk about readability audits and formulas and how they work—and don’t work—to improve web content and the users’ experience.
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2020
UX
Call for Participation: Government UX Summit 2020
We’re looking for speakers to share their experiences as UX practitioners in government.
Join us for talks by colleagues from NIST, IRS, USPTO, PlainLanguage.gov, and DC HSEMA who will speak on the latest social media topics and an opportunity to do some in-person networking.
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2020
A look ahead at the coming year, and what we’ll accomplish together.
2020
How does content strategy mesh with business, user experience (UX), and a marketing strategy?
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2019
A day of talks and conversations on how to advance plain language in government communications, hosted by the federal Plain Language community of practice.
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2019
Plain Language
Federal Plain Language Report Card Planning
Come and help us plan for this year’s federal report card review.
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2019
Come join the Plain Language community on the 12th of June and learn how to develop an agency brand voice!
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2019
This seminar adapts principles of plain language to the context of speaking, covering not only wording but also structure and integration with visual aids.
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2019
We’ll discuss how to document and publicize your formal and informal plain language work — teaching, training, reviewing, or copyediting.
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2019
Join us for our traditional winter finger-food potluck where we’ll discuss the Clarity 2018 conference and plan out our 2019 meetings.
2018
We will discuss the Federal Plain Language Report Card and how to address the issues the report card brings up.
2018
The federal Plain Language community is holding their first all-day summit in Washington D.C., and you’re invited!
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2018
Join the the Plain Language Community of Practice for an hour-long conversation about how best to revise forms and convince your agency that the long-term benefits outweigh the cost.
2018
The March meeting of the Plain Language Community of Practice will focus what makes an infographic easy to understand
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2018
This in-person meeting of the Plain Language Community of Practice will focus on volunteers.
2018
