Accessibility
The design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities.
Resources on Accessibility
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18F Accessibility Guide—A resource for developing accessible products. -
Accessibility for Teams—A guide to making products more accessible for everyone.
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An Introduction to USWDS 2.0—A design system for the federal government. -
Bilingual Glossaries, Dictionaries, and Style Guides
—Governmentwide resources to make communicating government information to multilingual audiences easier and more consistent. -
Federal Social Media Accessibility Toolkit Hackpad
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Improving the Accessibility of Social Media in Government
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PlainLanguage.gov—A guide to making copy clear and easy to understand.
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The Section 508 Standards
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Web Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)—A single shared standard for web content accessibility, developed in the open to meet the needs of individuals, organizations, and governments internationally
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News and Events on Accessibility
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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.
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
Collaborating for Better Design, Technology, and User Experience
Overview of initiatives across Federal government that focus on IT design, development and accessibility.
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DAP Learning Series: Analytics and Accessibility
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
Introducing Accessibility for Teams
A guide to making products more accessible for everyone
