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First, do no harm: mistakes to avoid in creating accessible user experiences
on September 5, 2023
Accessible design and development practices help us build inclusive experiences. But we can lose sight of the people we serve if we don’t steadily work to better understand our users. To create accessible experiences, avoid these mistakes.
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Building trust in a public health crisis
on June 23, 2020
Lately, the 18F content team has been thinking about how to communicate well in a crisis—providing clear, understandable content is especially important. Content strategy practices that focus on the needs of the user are essential to earning the trust of the public. Here, we will explain how to embody those qualities on the web in user-centered ways.
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Introducing Accessibility for Teams
on July 10, 2018
The Accessibility Guild in the Technology Transformation Services (TTS) at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) set out to understand how people in different roles practice accessibility. We asked designers, developers, and product managers across our organization to share their accessibility practices, from self-testing to asking for help.
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Best practices for building an accessible website using the Draft U.S. Web Design Standards
on March 29, 2016
When you work for the federal government, accessibility isn’t simply a nice-to-have — it’s the law. That’s why the Draft U.S. Web Design Standards set developers on the path of creating websites that anyone can use. The Draft Standards feature documentation that can help you keep your websites accessible, even after you make modifications.
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In case you missed it: #a11yhack, an accessibility hackathon
on April 7, 2015
Improving accessibility and 508 awareness is one of 18F’s ongoing goals. In support of this goal, we recently hosted a11yhack, a website accessibility hackathon.
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Focus on accessibility
on March 31, 2015
Accessibility is central to our work here at 18F. Read more about our accessibility efforts and how you can get involved.
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Making Twitter images accessible
on March 24, 2015
To make our tweets more accessible, 18F has started responding to our Tweets containing images, with another tweet explaining what the image shows.
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