Search results for plain english
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Govt.nz wins 2017 WriteMark Plain English Award
Found in News
Govt.nz has scooped the 2017 WriteMark best Plain English website award. This is the second time Govt.nz has received the award, after winning it in 2015.
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Plain language
Found in Standards & guidance / Content, design and UX / Content design guidance / Writing style / Plain language
The Plain Language Act 2022 requires all public service agencies and crown agents to use plain language. For everyone else, plain language is not required but is highly recommended for readability.
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Words to avoid and specialist words
Found in Standards & guidance / Content, design and UX / Content design guidance / Writing style / Words to avoid and specialist words
Check which words you should avoid to make content easy to understand.
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Readability testing tools
Found in Standards & guidance / Content, design and UX / Content design guidance / Tools and resources for content design / Readability testing tools
Readability testing can quickly tell you how hard content is to read. But do not rely on automated suggestions.
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Accessibility
Found in Standards & guidance / Content, design and UX / Accessibility
Web accessibility is about inclusion — making sure everyone, including disabled people and those using assistive technologies, can access online information and services.
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DPUP Guidelines in brief
Found in Standards & guidance / Privacy, security and risk / Privacy / Data Protection and Use Policy (DPUP) / Read the DPUP Guidelines / DPUP Guidelines in brief
Understand the key activities that make up the Data Protection and Use Policy (DPUP) Guidelines and how the DPUP Principles and the Privacy Act 2020 apply to those activities.
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Investment in online channels
Found in Standards & guidance / Governance / Managing online channels / Online management model / Investment in online channels
Identify appropriate online outcomes, their costs, and ensure your investment in online products aligns with your online channels strategy.
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DPUP toolkit
Found in Standards & guidance / Privacy, security and risk / Privacy / Data Protection and Use Policy (DPUP) / Use DPUP in your work / DPUP toolkit
This toolkit has guidance and tools to help you understand and use the Data Protection and Use Policy (DPUP).
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Beta
Found in Standards & guidance / Strategy and planning / Digital lifecycle / Beta
… appropriate tools and quality assurance processes to ensure your content can be understood?
What specific design research has been done around issues like literacy levels and the readability of your content? Can your team help content owners write in plain English?
Are you planning an accessibility audit, and checking the basics during each sprint or phase of development?
In the desire to build the latest best features into your service, sometimes things slip through the design process. Simp… -
Alpha
Found in Standards & guidance / Strategy and planning / Digital lifecycle / Alpha
… explain to you how poorly structured content adversely affects the ability of some people to understand it? Can they describe which aspects of the Web Accessibility and Usability Standards are relevant to their work?
Do they have a commitment to using plain English and good semantic structure?
Output from the alpha phase
At the end of this phase you should have a simple working prototype and be able to describe – either on paper or in working models:
user interaction flows and an initial info…
