Category Archive: Accessibility

The ability for all people to access and interact with online content, tools, and platforms.

Dec
30

Make #SocialGov More Accessible in 2013

A panel at the November #SocialGov Summit where the Department of Labor's ePolicyWorks team announced the goal to organize new social media accessibility tools and best practices to meet emerging challenges. (Image courtesy of GSA)

Guest post by Mario Damiani, Office of Disability Employment Policy at the Department of Labor  As we wrap up the year and start planning our New Year’s resolutions, may I suggest you add one more goal to your list? Join the #SocialGov Accessibility Working Group and contribute to the development of a Social Media Accessibility Toolkit focused …

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Dec
13

Tool-By-Tool Rundown of #SocialGov Accessibility

As we discussed during our recent #SocialGov Summit on Accessibility, when working with social media, it’s important to find the right balance of creating engaging content and also ensuring that the content is accessible to all your communities. Using helpful hints collected from the summit and presented through DigitalGov University, however, you can start making …

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Nov
30

#SocialGov Summit Highlights Accessibility Challenges

A panel at the November #SocialGov Summit where the Department of Labor's ePolicyWorks team announced the goal to organize new social media accessibility tools and best practices to meet emerging challenges. (Image courtesy of GSA)

The recent #SocialGov Summit on accessibility of government social media raised emerging issues faced by agencies in their effort to make sure the information citizens need is communicated to them when  and how they need it. For many, the most eye opening exercise was simply to hear their tweets read back to them through an iPhone VoiceOver …

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May
17

Simulation Builds Accessibility Awareness

Participants received helpful accessibility tips after completing the simulation.

According to the Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration, about 1 in 5 Americans have some form of disability, and 1 in 10 are severely disabled.  As these numbers continue to rise, it will become even more critical for us to know first-hand how people with a disability experience our digital services.   We often say that our services are …

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