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    {"title" :"Accessibility for teams","deck" : "A ‘quick-start’ guide for embedding accessibility and inclusive design practices into your team’s workflow","summary" : "A ‘quick-start’ guide for embedding accessibility and inclusive design practices into your team’s workflow","date" : "2017-02-01T09:00:00-05:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/guides/accessibility-for-teams/_index.md","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/guides/accessibility-for-teams/","content" :"\u003cp\u003eEveryone who works on government websites has a role to play in making federal resources accessible and inclusive.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis guide provides:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn overview of how each team member can contribute to a product\u0026rsquo;s accessibility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA framework for thinking about accessibility and inclusive design in your role.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn understanding of the human need behind accessibility practices.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe focus on the issues most likely to impact government sites. These guidelines do not provide a comprehensive list of all possible issues. Your team will need additional resources and work to conduct manual audits to conform to the standards of \u003ca href=\"https://www.section508.gov/\"\u003eSection 508\u003c/a\u003e, a law that ensures all web content is accessible to anybody with a disability. It aligns with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) \u003ca href=\"https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/?versions=2.0\u0026amp;currentsidebar=%23col_overview\u0026amp;levels=a%2Caaa\"\u003eWeb Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, Level AA\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose the guide that best fits your role:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct management\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContent design\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUser Experience (UX) design\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisual design\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront-end development\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese roles are based on the roles we have at the Technology Transformation Services at GSA.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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