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Plain language is language with simplified content, vocabulary and structures. These rules of plain language function quite well also in the web, even though the publication environment differs from that of printed media for which the principles of plain language were originally created.
Besides the rules concerning typography and content, publishing plain language material on Internet pages presents major requirements to the visual and organizational structures of the documents. The navigation structure and other structural elements have to facilitate the processes in which plain language users move around and find information in the network service.
Existing research data on a suitable visual and structural design of documents which would be best suited for users of plain language have to be integrated with corresponding information on designing documents for cognitively disabled users. Additional information is also needed especially on designing navigation structures for these user groups.
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Älli, S., Kyyhkynen, K., Ohtonen, M. (2008). Usable and Accessible Plain Language (Easy-to-Read) Network Service. In: Miesenberger, K., Klaus, J., Zagler, W., Karshmer, A. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5105. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70540-6_110
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