Websites need to be accessible to be inclusive
Websites need to be accessible to be inclusive
Making inclusion happen by helping the public sector identify and fix accessibility issues.
Using navigation landmarks
When a sighted person visits a page on the GOV.UK website, they can take it in at a glance. They can quickly identify the header and footer, the main content area and navigation, and other things like a search. Someone …
Accessibility and me: Marian Foley
This blog by Marian Foley is the first in a series of blog posts about people with access needs. The aim of the series is to raise awareness of the different ways people access websites, common issues faced and what …
Dump your mouse for an hour
Digital Accessibility Specialist Richard Morton encourages developers to dump their mouse for an hour. A computer mouse is a great invention: it’s really useful, but it can become an unintended barrier, because designers and developers usually use a mouse or trackpad, and …
Experiencing digital accessibility first-hand
Emily Ball, a senior user researcher working on digital services to help resettle Syrian refugees, reflects on how colleagues in Home Office Digital are increasing their understanding of what it means to create services that are accessible to all.
Hope, inspiration and inclusion
Hello everyone, my name is Steven Mark Langley. I am registered blind, and use the assistive software package JAWS (Job Access with Speech).
What we mean when we talk about accessibility
The word ‘accessibility’ gets used a lot. I have lots of conversations about it. People often have a different understanding to me of what it means, and that can make having effective conversations difficult.
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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