How we made our accessibility empathy lab virtual
Find out more about how we took our accessibility empathy lab online when we moved to remote working.
Access needs
How DWP used the easy read format to make its content more accessible
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Ben Railton - Senior Easy Read Design Manager, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Posted on:
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Access needs, Accessibility, Easy Read
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Accessibility Design Team is transforming the way disabled people access information that is important to them. One of the most exciting projects we have been working on recently is the introduction of …
Using persona profiles to test accessibility
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Anika Henke, Posted on:
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Access needs, Accessibility, Assistive technology, Testing, User research
At the Government Digital Service we've created a series of accessibility persona logins, so that people can experience different conditions and test their services. Here's how they work.
What working on GOV.UK navigation taught us about accessibility
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Andy Sellick - Frontend Developer, GDS, Posted on:
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Access needs, Accessibility, Assistive technology, Code, Design, Testing, User research
We look at the work the GOV.UK Publishing Frontend team have done to make their navigation accessible and what they learnt from doing this.
Talking user research and designing for deafness at the Cross-Government Accessibility meetup
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Alistair Duggin, Posted on:
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Access needs, Accessibility, Community, Content, Design, Testing, User research
Out most recent Cross-Government Accessibility Meetup features presentations from HMRC, Home Office and Citizens Advice. Here's what we talked about.
Accessibility and me: Rani Nayyar
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Rani Nayyar, Posted on:
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Access needs, Accessibility, Accessibility and Me, Assistive technology
For this latest piece in our Accessibility and me series, we talk to Rani Nayyar about how she uses Dragon accessibility software at work.
Related content and links
How accessible is your website?
Public sector organisations have a legal duty to make websites accessible. Find out how your organisation is impacted at GOV.UK/accessibility-regulations
GOV.UK service and product owners need to upload an accessibility page and publishers need to upload an accessible documents policy.
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