Plain Language Guidelines

Plain Language Guidelines provides official government-backed guidelines and resources to help federal agencies write clearly for the public.

Federal agencies and their communications staff, policy writers, web teams, and compliance officers

Official, Act-backed guidelines with downloadable templates, training resources, and a dedicated community of practice (PLAIN) for federal employees

{"Plain Writing Act of 2010 signed October 13, 2010","Deadlines for agencies: by July 13, 2011 – designate senior plain writing official, set up process, publish plain language page, post compliance report","By October 13, 2011 – use plain language in key documents and publish annual compliance reports"}