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Information and public services for the Island of Jersey
L'înformâtion et les sèrvices publyis pouor I'Île dé Jèrri
Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day from the Web Services Team. We thought we’d give you an update on what’s been happening behind the scenes to make gov.je a more open, welcoming and inclusive environment. Accessibility audit and upgrade Following an accessibility audit of gov.je, facilitated by our Disability and Inclusion Team, some issues highlighted that … Read more Global Accessibility Awareness Day
In an increasingly digital world, we must ensure that our information and services are accessible to everyone. One way to achieve this is by creating easy read content. Easy read content uses simple language, clear formatting and visual aids to make information more understandable for a wide range of people. It’s particularly beneficial for people … Read more Making easy read…easy
The Web Services Team and Customer and Local Services have worked together to deliver a new long-term care section on gov.je that aims to make long-term care easier to understand. About long-term care The long-term care scheme provides financial support to Jersey residents who need long-term care for the rest of their life, either at … Read more Making long-term care easy to understand on gov.je
The Adult Learning Disability Service and the Web Services Team have delivered a project that transforms the way people with learning disabilities access information on gov.je. This exciting project has delivered easy read content in HTML format and improves our easy read communications going forward. Take a look at our Easy read Adult Learning and … Read more Easy read: building accessible and inclusive services in government
Last week Holly Morison and Amber James from the Digital Delivery Team in Modernisation and Digital attended the NN/g Nielsen Norman Group UX Conference in London to complete their UX (User Experience) certification. NN/g are known as world-leaders in UX consulting and research. They provide best practice and experience with experts in the field. They … Read more UX certifications for the Digital Delivery Team
The Digital Delivery Team is 60% female including 3 fairly new mothers (and, at the time of writing, one very pregnant lady!). We’re responsible for UX and content strategy on gov.je, this means it’s our job to merge people and technology and make sure that our customers have a positive experience when they’re engaging with our online … Read more Digital mums create a brand new pregnancy and birth site on gov.je
Yesterday marked International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and this year’s International Women’s Day calls to #PressforProgress – a call to action to progress gender parity. Under the 2018 theme of #PressforProgress, International Women’s Day aims to motivate and unite friends, colleagues and whole communities to … Read more Inspiring young women into tech on International Women’s Day
