digital inclusion

Better Together: Co-Designing with Local Authorities

Sarah Thew, Senior User Researcher, Pablo Benvenutto, Herfordshire Local Authority and Thomas Fowler, Dorset Local Authority, 21 March 2024 - Content design, culture, design, digital inclusion, multidisciplinary teams, professions, research operations, Service design, strategy, user research

Our family hubs digital project is complex - we knew we would need sustained involvement. The DfE’s family hubs digital team are developing services to help families and the local authority professionals who work with them. As local authorities open …

How to organise an accessibility scavenger hunt

Marian Avery, 26 May 2023 - Accessibility, Content design, culture, design, digital inclusion, neurodiversity

Even if you don’t know it yet, accessibility matters to you personally. In this post Marian Avery explains why, and talks about how to organise an accessibility scavenger hunt to help build empathy.

Making the 'Apply for teacher training' service accessible from start

'Becoming a teacher' team, 22 March 2021 - Accessibility, digital inclusion, Service design, user research

Application forms and personal statements are not always the easiest things to do online. Here we explain how users' different accessibility needs have opened up this popular application service to a much wider audience.

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