At home and away, the Digital Solutions team is hard at work spreading the messages of usability and accessibility in North Carolina.
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Since websites are the primary communication channel for state agencies, they are accountable to the public to deliver clear information about state services, agency operations, leadership, and decision-making processes.
Our user community requested the ability to add links to images in CKEditor 5, and we listened! Last sprint, DC-38, we changed a setting to allow users to link images. Unfortunately, this change also allowed the link tool to add bad markup that is inaccessible.
Fast growing North Carolina population expects high-quality digital services from the state, with a focus on enhanced customer experience. "Find it on the website", "Fill out this form online", "Complete the online training", "Download our app” … and many other common interactions with state services illustrate our new reality and the imperative for digital-first public interactions. These interactions reflect the evolving requirements for modern and efficient state services.
Editoria11y is not just a tool; it's a collaborative effort. It empowers everyone, to engage in real-time accessibility checks and contribute to a more inclusive online environment.
Navigating accessibility involves ensuring that heading and list items provide clear and concise summaries to aid users in understanding content structure and organization.
Link text should be descriptive and useful for people using screen readers and speech recognition software
This series will provide essential insights, dos and don'ts, and practical tips to ensure digital content is user-friendly for diverse audiences.
When it comes to measuring website performance and understanding your website visitor's behavior, analytics tools play a crucial role. Among the options available, Monsido statistics tool is a user-friendly and comprehensive alternative to Google Analytics 4 (GA4). Monsido's statistics tool boasts an intuitive user interface that simplifies the analysis of website data. While you can't do everything in Monsido that you can in GA4 the important fundamentals are there with no need for training.
Exploring some of the limitations of automatic captioning and why they fall short of providing a seamless and accurate experience for all viewers.