How we made our accessibility empathy lab virtual
How we made our accessibility empathy lab virtual
Posted by:
Anika Henke, Posted on: 12 November 2020
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Categories:
Access needs, Accessibility, Assistive technology
Today is World Usability Day. This day is commemorated across the public sector and in businesses, as it aims to ensure that the important services and products which people use day to day are easier to access and simpler to use.
Usability resonates with the Government Digital Service (GDS), as our work is guided by the Government Design Principles. The sixth principle is “This is for everyone,” meaning that everything we build aims to be as inclusive as possible to create a user journey with as few obstacles as possible.
We are also the monitoring and reporting body for the Public Sector (Website and Mobile Applications) (No.2) Accessibility Regulations – or accessibility regulations for short. We’ve also been supporting public sector organisations to make sure their websites and apps meet accessibility requirements since the regulations were announced in 2018.
World Usability Day is about celebrating the strides that have been made in creating usable products and educating [...]