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Update Technology page “web-accessibility”
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that everything we create for the web is as easy to use as possible so that no
one is excluded from using a website because of their disability.

It also matters because making online public services that meet WCAG 2.1 level
It also matters because making online public services that meet WCAG 2.2 level
AA standards is a legal duty under the [Accessibility regulations](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/952/contents/made).

## Design for accessibility
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development phase.

* Review the GOV.UK Service Manual
[(Understanding WCAG 2.1)](https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/helping-people-to-use-your-service/understanding-wcag)
[(Understanding WCAG 2.2)](https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/helping-people-to-use-your-service/understanding-wcag)
to check your designs meet all the criteria to level AA or above.
* Use a tool such as [Who can use](https://whocanuse.com/) to check all colour
combinations meet WCAG grading of level AA or above.
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## Develop for accessibility

Whether working on an existing codebase or starting an entirely new project,
everything should be accessible to WCAG 2.1 level AA. This includes any plugins
everything should be accessible to WCAG 2.2 level AA. This includes any plugins
authored outside dxw.

* The GOV.UK Service Manual
[(Understanding WCAG 2.1)](https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/helping-people-to-use-your-service/understanding-wcag)
[(Understanding WCAG 2.2)](https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/helping-people-to-use-your-service/understanding-wcag)
is also a helpful starting point to assess parts of your development work
against for accessibility.
* Test existing code and plugins for accessibility **before** and **after**
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