Set guidelines for legibility, literacy, and accessibility for all government communications.
The Presidential Memorandum of June 1, 1998 – Plain Language in Government Writing, Section 508 for Web Accessibility, and certain multilingual provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1964 represent some of the efforts to establish design guidelines in government communications.
In Appendix A of the Title III Regulations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 Standards for Accessible Design provides one of the most sophisticated set of design regulations. It guides a range of designs from sidewalks and ramps, signage and doors, ATMs and drinking fountains, to toilet stalls and seating areas. The principles represented in the ADA design standards needs to be applied to all forms of government communications.
The establishment and regulation of design standards for legibility, literacy, and accessibility for all government communications ensures that all American people will have access to the information they need to engage with U.S. democratic processes.
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