Plain English Description

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 Plain English - Citizen Services

The SMART Plain English program is designed to assist Federal, State and Local government agencies to communicate in clear, concise, plain language to all citizens. Plain English enforces simplification of forms, websites, printed information and makes computer-assisted language translations possible.

Here is a Plain English sample of a Federal OSHA regulation.
OSHA
The SMART Plain English program is designed to meet language access regulations for Limited English Proficiency (LEP), Federal Plain Writing Act 2010, Section 508, and other digital document standards.

  Simplification at NY Department of Motor Vehicles

DMV Specimen

The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) selected the SMART team to develop a Plain English program to simplify forms, web content and citizen driver information. The DMV uses the MAXit Checker to simplify the legal-ese to the 8th Grade Reading level. The results, NY DMV customer interactions are easier, simpler and faster.

 Simple steps to a Plain English program

Microsoft Word is the best tool to write Plain English text. The point and click interface makes the editing of corrections and suggestions easy and fast. A small Plain English program can be completed in 30 days.


Starter Kit The MAXit Starter Kit is ideal for proof of concept and a method to test Plain English. The starter kit includes a MAXit Checker license, Plain English and Synonym dictionaries. The Plain English dictionaries are easy to customize and scale for production.
Contact us for a list of Plain Language reference materials and government style guides.