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Accessibility - it really isn't that hard
A reflection on why accessibility still falls by the wayside, and what we can do to change things for the better.
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2018 - well that went quickly!
In time-honoured tradition (a tradition we only really started a couple of years back), it's time to review what we've got up to, and what we've got planned for the coming year. So sit back, relax an…
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New SEND/local offer pages now live!
Further to something I wrote a while ago about an ambitious plan, the latest stage of that plan was realised last week. Our new SEND/local offer pages are now live, and hopefully already making life e…
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The evolution of an interactive page
When we kicked off the 'recycling and rubbish' phase of new.shropshire.gov.uk, it was made clear during the analysis stage that a page would be needed to allow people to find out 'what can I recycle w…
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Digital Futures 2012
Yesterday (Monday 10 September) Chris Jones, Louise Tierney and myself attended the Digital Futures 2012 event at the Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury, organised by our colleagues in Shropshire Council's…
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Designing for readability
We’ve had a lot of comments about the font size used on Shropshire.gov.uk, (some good, some bad - it was even highlighted by a reviewer in this year’s SOCITM Better Connected survey) and I wanted to w…
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Tools and tips for developing accessible websites
As mentioned in a previous post, many websites claim to meet the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), but these claims are often based on automated tests, and couldn't be further from the…
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An introduction to website accessibility
When you are creating a website, it is easy to get caught up in designing sharp-looking features with a whole plethora of widgets and gadgets to keep your audience entertained. Yes, it does look amazi…