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How we’ve made GOV.UK Elements even more accessible

Posted by: Anika Henke, Posted on: 28 February 2018 - Categories: Accessibility, Code, Design, Testing
A screenshot of the GOV.UK Elements page

We recently audited everything in GOV.UK Elements to make sure everything in it is as accessible as it can be. Here's what we found and what we did.

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Accessibility in government

This is for everyone: documenting how we're rebuilding inclusive digital services across the UK Government.
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From 23 September 2019 the law around website accessibility is changing for public sector organisations. 

For information on how your organisation is impacted, visit GOV.UK/Acccessibility-Regulations.

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