Beyond the Archive: Maintaining Ongoing Web Accessibility for Government Sites

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Focus:

Shifting from remediation and archiving to a proactive, ongoing strategy for web accessibility.

Accessibility as Ongoing: Emphasize that compliance isn’t a one-time fix but a continuous effort.
New Content First: Stress the importance of building accessibility in from the start for all new content.
Training: Suggest training for content creators, web developers, and designers.
Regular Audits: Recommend periodic accessibility audits and testing.
Feedback Mechanisms: Encourage having an easy way for users to report accessibility issues on your site.
Future-Proofing: Briefly touch on looking ahead to future WCAG versions (though the focus remains on 2.1 AA for now).
Concluding Thought: Reiterate the positive impact of an accessible government website.