Inclusive linguistic principles. Our communities have asked editors to consider three key principles: 1. Always ask, never assume. Our communities are intersecting and global. When we write about people, we never make assumptions and, as much as possible, we ask the person we are writing to how they would prefer to be. The style guide is based on a lot of user testing and helps us understand how to make content as accessible as possible. Part of this is using plain English. Plain English is about communicating with people, in writing, as clearly as possible. You may hear them referred to as "layman's terms." It's about writing with. The published edition of the AMA Manual of Style was the first edition to provide examples of inclusive language terms, policies, and guidelines. Since then, it has been updated several times, with the latest updates on race and ethnicity guidance added. 1,2. The Committee is currently updating the relevant sections. Combine numbers and date words in the body of the text. In Australia, the conventional sequence for dates is "day month year". Use this sequence to express dates in numbers and words. For dates in the body text, use numbers for the day and year and write the name of the month. Do not include a comma or any other punctuation mark. Worldwide Web Consortium W3C released. WCAG is a stable standard to meet the specific needs of people with disabilities. The standard recognizes its limitations in meeting the needs of people with cognitive and learning disabilities. The standard is integrated with guidance from the Manual of Style to help you. The Style Manual promotes some of these methods, in line with the Digital Service Standard, such as: understanding needs through user research. incorporate accessibility as a foundation. using a consistent and responsive design. The goal is an inclusive design that meets a wide range of needs. Inclusive design considers the user experience. Common phrases that might associate impairments with negative things should be avoided, such as "deaf to our pleas" or "blind drunk." 2. Words to use and avoid. Avoid passivity, victim. Pace changes can help or hinder reading. People need to be able to read as smoothly and quickly as possible. They build a rhythm as they read a line of text. They automatically go to the beginning of the next line and start reading. Help people build reading rhythm with: Short sentences. new paragraphs.