How the UK government implemented new accessibility regulations across the public sector, and what is still to be done. Background: The European Union Web Accessibility Directive being transposed into UK law and the campaign to raise awareness of the requirements for organizations to meet them by the deadlines. Government Digital Service’s role as the monitoring body and the process of monitoring and enforcement. The next deadline for mobile accessibility and supporting the public sector to go beyond the regulations.

This session is from the Wildcard Track.

About the Speaker
Richard Morton, Head of Accessibility - Government Digital Service
Preferred Pronoun: He/Him
Richard is Head of Accessibility at GDS (Government Digital Service, part of Cabinet Office) He focuses on building accessibility capability of the central government and the wider public sector through Accessibility Empathy Lab sessions, clinics, training and testing, and the cross-government accessibility communities, and has been raising awareness about the new (UK) Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations.

00:00 Making the UK Public Sector More Accessible
33:57 Q&A

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