In June 2008, the COI published a document called Delivering Inclusive Websites, after a consultation period. I had stuck my oar in to contribute towards the document during the consultation period, in my then-role as chair of the Public Sector Web Management Group (PSWMG) and I think that myself and the group did actually provide [...]

This is the second part of my look at Microsoft’s free e-book Engineering for Accessibility, which looks at accessibility for non-web applications (or you can view the the first half of my look). Designing Your Implementation There is then some more technical detail on how specifically to design your implementation, based upon whether the controls [...]

Microsoft have made their e-book Engineering for Accessibility available as a free download, which is obviously a good thing. I would obviously urge anyone who cares about accessibility to read it, because while the book relates to software rather than web design, the basic principles behind accessibility are the same, and if it helps you [...]

Concluding my three-part piece looking at the “wonders” of Gateshead College, I decided to have a look at their website to see whether the problems I encountered with their enrolment procedures were symptomatic of further problems, or whether this was just a one-off. At first glance, what I saw was not exactly promising: Hmm. I [...]

Cambridgeshire Council shared their Social Network and Blogging Policy on Public Sector Forums the other day where they have set out the rules for what they expect employees to do in terms of using blogs and contributing on social networks. Before even reading the policy, I can tell that this is a good idea. This [...]

My old colleagues at Public Sector Forums have launched a new site with a BuddyPress engine — UK Gov OSS. This is a community (i.e. non-official) site set up to share information and ideas on open source and open standards for government in the UK. From the sounds of it, it is therefore aimed mostly [...]

I don’t object to people using Internet Explorer. Really, I don’t. For a lot of people it is their favourite browser. That is fine. However, I do object to people using Internet Explorer 6. It is so standards non-compliant that any designer pretty much has to produce one standards compliant design, and then introduce a [...]

The Cabinet Office Digital Engagement blog produced a template twitter strategy for government departments a couple of weeks ago, so naturally I felt the need to have a look at it and see what they have to say, with a particular view to seeing what bits of the advice are relevant and/or important for other [...]

New government guidance has been published urging civil servants to use the micro-blogging site Twitter. Launched on the Cabinet Office website, the 20-page document is calling on departments to “tweet” on “issues of relevance or upcoming events”. BBC News: Government advice urges tweeting Personally, I think this is a great idea. I think government — [...]

1. About this document This document describes how and why it has been necessary to replace the traditional mono-chronological method for determination of age. It covers:- Mono-Chronological Age Determination — what is mono-chronological age determination, and what are the problems with it Objectives and metrics — potential alternatives and how these are to be calculated [...]