Save the date! Get Online Week returns for 2021
Save the date! Get Online Week returns for 2021
Save the date - it's time to talk about Digital Inclusion.
Consider the range of people that will use your product or service
In my first blog post, What we mean when we talk about accessibility, I said that it is common for people to have a narrow understanding of accessibility. It is not just about ensuring that someone blind can use your …
Take the 2016 GOV.UK assistive technology survey
Today we are launching a survey to learn about what assistive technology you use to access GOV.UK.
Future of Web Design London
Part of my role as the Head of Accessibility for the GDS is to speak to different groups about the work we do, and to work with the rest of government to improve our digital public services for all of …
GDS headed to CSUN
Next week sees the return of the 29th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference and, while we're not presenting any sessions this year, I will be attending the conference on behalf of the GDS. CSUN, as it's more …
How to request accessibility testing from the GDS
We get lots of requests to provide guidance on building accessible services, and also for us to test the products that are being developed as part of the exemplar program or the GOV.UK platform. The Service Manual guidance on accessibility …
Do we need British Sign Language on GOV.UK?
View Do we need British Sign Language on GOV.UK? (BSL Translation with subtitles) on YouTube. It's been over a year since we made GOV.UK a live service and made it the official web presence of the UK Government. To date, we've done …
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.
Help make all forms on GOV.UK accessible, easy to use and quick to process
Work with GDS to make it faster and more cost-effective for all civil servants to use accessible online forms to collect information from the public.