Gazing at the stars: How to take USWDS beyond the limits
Ever wonder how you can leverage US Web Design System without losing your federal agency identity? This presentation will focus on taking USWDS beyond the basics.
Case Study: Creating Accessible Content for Lullabot's Iowa.gov Digital Transformation Project
Iowa.gov and Lullabot have worked together to leverage several Drupal 9+ accessibility features and tools to aid in more accessible content entry.
Accessibility Audits: The many shapes and sizes, what’s the right fit for you?
A case study comparison of two different 3rd party accessibility audit and remediation processes. How accessibility audits can be completed, why they should be completed, and why accessibility matters.
Design Sprints: Designing, Prototyping, and Testing the New IRA Incentive Hub in 5 Days
Understanding what a design sprint is and what is needed to conduct one, as well as tangible insights and inspiration from a real-life example.
Navigating the Digital Realm: A Journey Through the Eyes of a Screen Reader User
This interactive conference session aims to provide participants with a profound insight into the challenges and experiences of blind individuals using screen readers to navigate websites.
Component-based design using Layout Paragraphs and the U.S. Web Design System
How to utilize Layout Paragraphs, Theme Settings and Components to build out the most used components that every FED, State and Educational institution should use while avoiding the pitfalls that many agencies and web developers face.
A Balancing Act: Crafting Effective Design Systems in Limited-Resource Environments
A design system isn’t merely a set of components and rules, it’s a strong foundation of standards that facilitate collaboration, reduce redundancy, and ensure scalability. Implement and govern agile design system practices that thrive in resource-constrained environments.
Testing a component's accessibility
In this 90-minute workshop, the GOV.UK Design System team demonstrates how they test components and patterns for accessibility. The workshop uses the upcoming task-list component as an example.
Accessibility in design systems
The theme for Design System Day 2022 was ‘Inclusivity by Design’, and one key area of inclusivity is accessibility. To help us explore the intersection between accessibility and design systems, we assembled a panel of professionals who have a connection to both accessibility work and design systems. Our panellists come from a varied set of UK civil service, broader public sector and private sector organisations.
The Internet's Accessibility Problem — and How To Fix It | Clive Loseby
The internet provides access to knowledge for billions across the world, but how accessible is it really? Website accessibility advocate Clive Loseby sheds light on why many parts of the web are closed off to those with disabilities -- and lays out some steps to make being online better for everyone.