Helping [public sector] websites to become accessible
Becoming more accessible is a legal requirement for public sector websites, but it’s something we should all be doing.
As you may now be aware, from next year, all public sector website and apps need to meet certain accessibility standards. (September 2020 for websites and June 2021 for apps), if you’re counting down).
These new regulations are ‘The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (№2) Accessibility Regulations 2018’.
There is a requirement to publish an accessibility statement, and you can work on this now. We’re seeing more accessibility declarations on websites, defining the level of web accessibility it aims to achieve. They’re a short information page, available via a link from every page of the website. Not only are they great from a practical point of view, they’re also a powerful declaration of commitment to making the world wide web better.
Gov.uk has been kind enough to provide a sample accessibility statement (for a fictional public sector website) that you can edit to suit you.
You can find it here.
If you need help with your roadmap and a11y statement, we’re here, contact us.
