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Tackling a system's accessibility without testing

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The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) provides a helpful framework for identifying technical accessibility issues, but what happens when the same issues crop up time and again? How can you find the causes and change the culture of the team behind the system?

GOV.UK ID Check app: Building an accessible digital identity app

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GOV.UK ‘Confirm your identity’ page on a mobile device

The background At Government Digital Service (GDS), our mission is to make digital government simpler, clearer and faster for everyone. As part of the GOV.UK One Login programme, we released the GOV.UK ID Check app for iOS and Android last …

Making a positive change: PDF to HTML

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Screenshot of the gov.uk webpage about the COVID-19 response: Living with COVID-19 the document has been published in both PDF and HTML format.

As communicators, we must take care to make our content as easy to understand and accessible as possible.

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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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