Helpful Resources
and Tools

Simplification

Cover of Alan Siegel and Irene Etzkorn's book Simple: Conquering the crisis of complexity.
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Penguin Books

Alan Siegel has written extensively about simplifying information without losing anything of importance. Here is a link to Alan Siegel's Ted Talk - Let's simplify legal jargon!

Plain English

The Plain English Campaign crystal mark for clarity.
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Plain English Campaign

The Plain English Campaign has been fighting for clear and concise public information. This is their How to Write in Plain English Guide.

Website Checkers

Computer screen

Here are some tools you can use to check how easy your website is to use for people with different challenges.

Jump to Content

A finger pointing to code on a computer screen.

How to add a 'Jump to content' link to your website. So people using screen reader users and keyboards to navigate can skip repeated content.