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Unlocking Accessibility: Information Architects share their approach to digital accessibility and design with people with disabilities

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Unlocking Accessibility: Information Architects share their approach to digital accessibility and design with people with disabilities

We asked information architects for advice on prioritising accessibility, educating teams, avoiding pitfalls, and using tools to ensure accessible information architecture.

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How to open a budget Accessibility Simulation Lab

Posted by: Andreea Vlad (NHS Business Service Authority), Posted on: 17 May 2021 - Categories: Accessibility, Assistive technology
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This blog post looks at the process of opening an Accessibility Simulation Lab in the workplace.

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Making great accessible mobile apps

Posted by: Chris Heathcote, Product Manager, Accessibility Monitoring, Posted on: 4 May 2021 - Categories: Accessibility, Accessibility Regulations, Assistive technology, Testing
Mobile app accessibility deadline: 23 June 2021 - #AccessibilityRegulations

In the run-up to the public sector mobile application accessibility deadline, learn about how to make your app accessible.

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Public sector accessibility regulations - common problems and how to avoid them

Posted by: Chris Heathcote, Product Manager, Accessibility Monitoring, Posted on: 23 April 2021 - Categories: Accessibility, Accessibility Regulations
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In this blog we explore common technical accessibility issues and their solutions.

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Remote accessibility persona testing

Posted by: Anika Henke, Posted on: 30 March 2021 - Categories: Access needs, Accessibility, Assistive technology, Testing
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Find out more about what we learned from running remote accessibility persona testing.

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November Cross Government Accessibility Community Meetup

Posted by: Richard Morton and Josie Partridge, Posted on: 21 January 2021 - Categories: Accessibility, Community, Conferences
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Find out more about what happened at the last cross government accessibility meetup.

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How we made GOV.UK more accessible

Posted by: Tobi Ogunsina, Posted on: 17 December 2020 - Categories: Accessibility, Accessibility Regulations, Content
GOV.UK homepage on a laptop in the GDS Accessibility Empathy Lab in high contrast yellow and black.

GOV.UK hosts half a million web pages. That’s a big website. Here’s how we made it more accessible, the challenges we faced and lessons learned.

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