Dyslexia Style Guide
Typography and design guidelines to make it easier for people with dyslexia to read. Adopting best practice for dyslexic readers has the advantage of making documents easier on the eye for everyone. Continue reading
Civic Design Bibliography | plain-language-3
Oral literacy demand of healthcare communication
Identifies strategies for effective oral communications, especially for people with low literacy skills: “strip it down,” “bring it home,” and “mix it up.” Continue reading
The simplicity complex: exploring simplified health messages in a complex world
This article suggests that the usual indicators of “readability” (word and sentence length) are not reliable predictors of comprehension. Continue reading
Report of findings: use of language in ballot intructions
Research was conducted on plain language voting instructions compared to standard language voting instructions in three different geographic locations. Continue reading
Plain language makes a difference when people vote
The authors compared two ballots that differed in wording and the presentation of language in order to determine if voters had a preference, could vote more accurately, and could recognize the difference in language. Continue reading
Ballot design: how to improve life at the ballot box
This article discussed issues with current ballot designs and offered suggestions for future designs to help voters at the voting booth. Continue reading
Design approaches for developing user-interfaces accessible to illiterate users
Examined both technological literacy and written language literacy while providing some guidelines. Continue reading
Mobile interface design for low-literacy populations
Studied graphical user interface widgets and cross-page navigation styles. Continue reading
Style guide for voting system documentation: Why user-centered documentation matters to voting security
The effects of usability for poll workers on the security of the voting process and eight categories of guidelines for developing voting system documentation Continue reading