Assistive technology

Five lessons from making DBS services accessible

Leyla Kee-McParlin, 20 October 2020 - Accessibility, Accessibility Regulations, Assistive technology, Community, Content, Design, Testing

Leyla Kee-McParlin of the Disclosure and Barring Service talks about the challenges of making services accessible and inclusive, and how that can be applied to other services, by using teams’ existing skills, but getting help from specialists where needed. Accessibility and inclusion is never “done” and learning has to continue.

Using persona profiles to test accessibility

Anika Henke, 11 February 2019 - 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.

Assistive technology tools you can test with at no cost

Anika Henke, 27 September 2018 - Accessibility, Assistive technology, Testing

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.