As we forge ahead to transform Singapore into a Smart Nation, we’re making sure to include everyone in the journey.

We are the GovTech Accessibility Enabling Team — an interdisciplinary team spanning across engineering, UX design and research focused on helping public officers improve the accessibility of their digital products.

Resources

🗓️A11y WeekA11y Conversations

🛝 A11y Playground

🥳 Purple A11y: Automated Testing Tool

🎨Big List of Resources

Contact Us!

Want to discuss how the accessibility of your product can be improved? Reach out to us!

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Enjoyed A11y Week 2023? There’s more! Here are additional resources from this year’s A11y Week. Pass it on and spread the message of inclusion to your teams and stakeholders!

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Resources from our recent A11y Conversations event are up Here are the responses to the questions submitted during the A11y Conversations #3 session with Josh Tseng. We trust you’ll find the responses useful and educational.

Why is accessibility important for our digital services?

🦾 For User Impact

Public digital services are essential services for people residing in Singapore. As public officers we have an imperative to ensure every person of every ability is given access to these essential services.

🏆 For Product Excellence

As designers and engineers, we believe in quality and excellence to build a product for maximum impact. Accessibility is a marker of excellence as it is focused on maximum impact for every person, not just a particular segment.

🌐 For Innovation

Accessibility is an opportunity for innovation. Have you binged on Squid Game recently and don’t speak Korean? Well, that’s made possible by accessibility. Siri reading news to you? Yup, accessibility too. Think of the innovation that’s possible if we said ‘why not’ instead of ‘cannot’ to accessibility!

🖥️ It is part of our Digital Service Standards (DSS)

Accessibility and inclusivity are key parts of the DSS design principles. We are to ensure our services are:

• Perceivable: Content is available in forms such as speech, large print or Braille
• Operable: Functions are accessible through a keyboard, mouse or other assistive devices.
• Understandable: Content is clear, concise and avoids jargon.
• Robust: Services can be accessed across devices.

If you are interested in improving the accessibility of Government digital services? Reach out to us! We offer tools and consulting services to public officers working on digital products.