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            },"content" :"\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"image image-right\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/plain-language_w200.png\"  alt='Plain Language / plainlanguage.gov'\n    srcset=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/plain-language_bu.jpg 48w,https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/plain-language_w400.png 400w,https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/plain-language_w200.png 200w\"\n    sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 40vw, 400px\"\n  /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe have \u003cem\u003ea lot\u003c/em\u003e of content on government websites. Much of this content would benefit from pruning, if not outright deleting. In this talk, Katherine will show how she did a readability audit on a set of pages, describe the decisions she had to make, and explain unexpected results. As a result, you can decide whether a readability audit might work for your website content (and how or why it might not).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"presenter\"\u003ePresenter\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"image image-right\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/katherine-spivey_w200.png\" \n    srcset=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/katherine-spivey_bu.jpg 48w,https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/katherine-spivey_w200.png 200w\"\n    sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 40vw, 400px\"\n  /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eKatherine Spivey serves as Plain Language Launcher at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). She is co-chair of the \u003ca href=\"https://digital.gov/communities/plain-language/\"\u003ePlain Language Action and Information Network\u003c/a\u003e (PLAIN) and provides Plain Language training for DigitalGov University.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt GSA, she is the plain language expert for the Office of Strategic Communication. Previously, she managed web content, coordinated social media, and edited the agency’s \u003ca href=\"https://gsablogs.gsa.gov/technology/\"\u003eGreat Government through Technology\u003c/a\u003e blog. Before GSA, Katherine was web content manager at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the international law firm Steptoe \u0026amp; Johnson LLP, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. With an M.A. from University of Virginia and a B.A. from the University of Mary Washington, she has taught at community colleges and at the Amphibious Warfare School in Quantico, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"related-links\"\u003eRelated Links\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.plainlanguage.gov/\"\u003ePlainLanguage.gov\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/communities/plain-language/\"\u003eJoin the Plain Community\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis talk is hosted by the Plain Language Community of Practice. Our goal is to promote the use of plain language for all government communications.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n",
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