https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2011/05/06/accessibility/ It is a crying shame that good money has been wasted on this run of the mill, unimaginative and pointless website. Stop wasting my money!
Government Digital Service Listed below are our design principles and examples of how we’ve used them so far. These build on, and add to, our original 7 digital principles. Start with needs* Do less Design with data Do the hard work to make it simple Iterate. Then iterate again. Build for inclusion Understand context Build digital services, not websites Be consistent, not uniform Make things open: it makes things better Last updated 2 July 2012 ALPHA Design Principles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Government Digital Service Listed below are our design principles and examples of how we’ve used them so far. These build on, and add to, our original 7 digital principles. Start with needs* Do less Design with data Do the hard work to make it simple Iterate. Then iterate again. Build for inclusion Understand context Build digital services, not websites Be consistent, not uniform Make things open: it makes things better GOV.UK Last updated 2 July 2012 ALPHA Design Principles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Search GDS www.gov.uk/design-principles
-GDS Design Principles Accessible design is good design. We should build a product that's as inclusive, legible and readable as possible. If we have to sacrifice elegance – so be it.
GDS We need more money We need more ad impressions We need people to think of us favourably We are currently at high risk of being sued We need to spend less on maintenance etc
–Karl Groves, http://www.karlgroves.com/2011/11/30/how-expensive-is-accessibility/ When [accessibility] becomes part of how you do things, of course it is free.