21st Century IDEA
The Act aims to improve the digital experience for government customers and reinforces existing requirements for federal public websites.
Resources on 21st Century IDEA
How to Test Websites for Accessibility —Use both manual and automated testing methods to create accessible websites.
USWDS Maturity Model —How to adopt the design system incrementally and design and build better digital experiences.
Best Practices for Writing for the Accessible Web —Tips for making online information accessible for those with auditory and visual needs.
The website standards —as defined in 21st Century IDEA
21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act —21st Century IDEA aims to improve the digital experience for government customers and reinforces existing requirements for federal public websites.
Federal Web Council —A cross-agency group that is working to improve the delivery of government information and digital services.
Tools and Services
U.S. Web Design System —A toolkit of principles, guidance, and code that helps agency digital teams build accessible, mobile-friendly government websites for the …
News and Events on 21st Century IDEA
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From Fellowship To Full-time: How a CFPB Software Engineer Helped Protect Consumers and Built a Career in Civic Tech

Search.gov 2021 Year In Review—This report explores the top needs of 2021, expressed in the public’s own words. In addition to topics common every year, this year for the first time we explored the topic of infrastructure, and took a look at public searching behaviors. For each of the 18 topics, this report provides the top 25 searches in that topic, trend data since 2019, and the top websites serving the public in that area. — via Search.gov
Go-Live Checklist for Federal Websites
USWDS Monthly Call - June 2021
USWDS & Accessibility: Creating More Inclusive Federal Websites
USWDS Monthly Call - April 2021
USWDS Monthly Call - March 2021
How Chatbots Can Improve Customer Experience
USWDS Monthly Call - February 2021
USWDS Monthly Call - January 2021
USWDS Monthly Call - December 2020
USWDS Monthly Call - November 2020
Measure Performance to Make Continuous Improvements

How to Test Websites for Accessibility—Use both manual and automated testing methods to create accessible websites. — via Digital.gov