Accessibility

We’ll discuss how plain language intersects with 508 compliance requirements to make federal electronic documents and information technology accessible to people with disabilities.

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Katherine Spivey

Katina Stapleton

This Week's IDEA

Spring Cleaning Tips for Web Content

This week, we’re providing a few tips for tidying up redundant, outdated, and trivial content.

Ammie Farraj Feijoo

Apr 07, 2020

Watch this special presentation featuring 18f Content Strategist, Ryan Johnson, where he discusses how you can effectively write accessible web content.

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Ryan Johnson

A look ahead at the coming year, and what we’ll accomplish together.

Katherine Spivey

This Week's IDEA

An Introduction to Accessibility

This week, we're taking at look at how to reframe our approach to encouraging others to build with accessibility.

Jeremy Zilar

Toni Bonitto

Dec 11, 2019

Join the U.S. Web Design System Community

Are you and your team working with the U.S. Web Design System on your site, or have plans to start using it? The USWDS team has a public Slack channel where you can meet other government engineers, content specialists, and designers who are working with the USWDS to build accessible, mobile-friendly websites. — via U.S. Web Design System

Oct 08, 2019

Introducing USWDS 2.0

Today’s update introduces a powerful toolkit of new features to help make creating useful, consistent digital services faster, simpler, and more fun.

Dan Williams

Maya Benari

Apr 08, 2019

Collaborating for Better Design, Technology, and User Experience

Overview of initiatives across Federal government that focus on IT design, development and accessibility.

John Sullivan

Aug 30, 2018

The U.S. Web Design System team will show you how to get started with USWDS 2.0: how to set up your project colors, fonts, and more.

This online event will cover how to check if behaviors change when people are using keystrokes to click, which might give insight into how users with disabilities interact with your site

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Tim Lowden

Join the the Plain Language Community of Practice for an hour-long conversation about how best to revise forms and convince your agency that the long-term benefits outweigh the cost.

Introducing Accessibility for Teams

A quick-start guide for embedding accessibility and inclusive design into a team’s workflow.

Maya Benari

Jul 10, 2018

New USAGov Program Aims to Help Agencies Market Within the Federal Government

The Outreach and Marketing team from USAGov helps agencies amplify their key messages through a variety of channels.

Claire Loxsom

Apr 02, 2018

The March meeting of the Plain Language Community of Practice will focus what makes an infographic easy to understand

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Kathryn Sosbe

Liz Pucci

Redesigning an Intranet Site: Final Stages, Launch, and Lessons Learned

Helpful lessons from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) on the redesign of an intranet.

Karla Blaine

Mar 07, 2018

Why Your Team Needs Its Own Style Guide and Where to Start

Learn how creating your own style guide can help facilitate development for agency websites. Review best practices, lessons learned, and examples from the U.S. Web Design System, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Meghan Lazier

Feb 13, 2018

Using Journey Mapping to Streamline Processes Across Agencies

How one team used journey mapping to improve the customer experience for newly naturalized citizens attempting to travel abroad.

Laura Godfrey

Feb 05, 2018

Learn About the Updated IT Accessibility Standards

Effective January 18, 2018, the revised 508 standards modernize the federal government’s IT accessibility standards and bring us into alignment with governments around the world.

Rachel Flagg

Jan 30, 2018

Slack AMA Connect Standards Team with Public

The Standards team hosted their first AMA (Ask Me Anything) with the public in August. Here’s a breakdown of the big topics discussed during the chat.

Sep 25, 2017

A Conversation With ITIF About the State of Federal Government Websites

Since it’s been nearly six months since their report was released, we wanted to check in with ITIF and see what they’ve learned, what they’ve heard from agencies and what their future plans are to build on this research.

Andrea Sigritz

Sep 20, 2017

Accessibility

The Intersection Between Plain Language and 508 Compliance

Spring Cleaning Tips for Web Content

Writing for the Accessible Web

Plain Language in 2020

An Introduction to Accessibility

Join the U.S. Web Design System Community

Introducing USWDS 2.0

Collaborating for Better Design, Technology, and User Experience

Getting Started with USWDS 2.0

DAP Learning Series: Analytics and Accessibility

PLAIN Language: Forms-a-palooza

Introducing Accessibility for Teams

New USAGov Program Aims to Help Agencies Market Within the Federal Government

Infographics: Plain Language Considerations

Redesigning an Intranet Site: Final Stages, Launch, and Lessons Learned

Why Your Team Needs Its Own Style Guide and Where to Start

Using Journey Mapping to Streamline Processes Across Agencies

Learn About the Updated IT Accessibility Standards

Slack AMA Connect Standards Team with Public

A Conversation With ITIF About the State of Federal Government Websites

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