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GOV.UK accessibility: beyond box-ticking

Posted by: Léonie Watson, Posted on: 11 February 2013 - Categories: GDS team

Last year we decided to drop the accessibility statement from GOV.UK. This week I was asked whether this decision sent out the wrong message to organisations wanting to make a public commitment to becoming accessible. So now seems like a good …

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