Assistive technology tools you can test with at no cost
We know some public sector organisations can struggle to get access to assistive technologies and testing can seem overwhelming. Here's some advice on the free tools you can use to help.
Accessibility
Supporting users who change colours on GOV.UK
...outline in addition to the box-shadow which is shown when colours are overridden. Read the code for the radios example in GOV.UK Frontend Header component The header component includes the...
What we learned from getting our autocomplete tested for accessibility
We’ve been working on an autocomplete/location picker for use across government. We had it tested for accessibility, and we found a couple of major issues and the team learned a lot from the experience. Here’s what we did and what we found out.
Advice for making events and presentations accessible
Accessibility should be a part of everything we make and deliver. This includes events and presentations. If you’re running an event or giving a presentation, here are some things you can do to make sure they are as accessible as possible.
How we’ve made GOV.UK Elements even more accessible
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.
Talking about printing, security and living with sight loss at the Cross-Government Accessibility Meetup
We recently held the fifth Cross-Government Accessibility Meetup in London. Here's what we talked about.
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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