What is GDS accessibility?
Government Digital Service (GDS) builds platforms, products and services that help deliver a simple, joined-up and personalised experience of government to everyone.
What are the accessibility guidelines?
WCAG 2.0 and WCAG 2.1 are stable, referenceable technical standards. They have 12-13 guidelines that are organized under 4 principles: perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust. For each guideline, there are testable success criteria, which are at three levels: A, AA, and AAA.
What is government document accessibility?
Document accessibility helps people using assistive technologies, such as screen readers, as well as people with moderate to low vision, the older people and people with cognitive and motor impairments.
Do UK websites need to be ADA compliant?
The accessibility of a UK web sites is covered by the Equality Act 2010. This protects all individuals from unfair treatment and promotes a fair and more equal society. Site owners are required to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to make their sites accessible to people with disabilities.
Do I have to comply with WCAG?
In 2017, Section 508 was revised with the requirement that by January, 2018, all federal agencies and contractors must, among other revisions, comply with WCAG 2.0 A/AA. So in the context of federal government agencies, the answer is simple: WCAG is formalized under law as the accessibility standard.
Are maps exempt from accessibility?
What are the exemptions? Some content remains exempt, including: Live audio and video and pre-recorded audio and video published before 23 September 2020. Documents such as PDFs published before 23 September 2018 that are not essential for services and heritage collections.
How many levels of accessibility standards are there?
three levels
Electronic Accessibility WCAG 2.0 guidelines are categorized into three levels of conformance in order to meet the needs of different groups and different situations: A (lowest), AA (mid range), and AAA (highest).
How do I make documents accessible?
The core steps needed for accessibility are the same regardless of whether your document is in HTML, Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF, or another document format:
- Use headings.
- Use lists.
- Use meaningful hyperlinks.
- Add alternate text to images.
- Identify document language.
- Use tables wisely.
What are effective government documents?
The Government Effectiveness rate captures the perceptions of the public services quality, the quality of the civil service and the degree of its independence from political pressures, the quality of policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of the government’s commitment to such policies.