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Ensuring page titles are accessible
Many of the page titles in RSD’s digital products have duplicate, misleading or overly long names. This causes confusion for users, particularly for those using screen readers.
Apply to become an academy
25 June 2024
Moving away from Qualtrics
Why we chose to make changes to the way we gather feedback.
Apply to become an academy
28 February 2023
Big changes through small steps
How we managed to deliver a reworked service without breaking the agile workflow.
Apply to become an academy
22 February 2023
As-is: a bigger design problem
Why webpages aren't the same as Word docs and the difficulty of fixing bad content grouping.
Apply to become an academy
9 December 2022
Version 2.0
What version 2 of the Apply to become an academy service will be, and why it doesn't fit in with the standard iteration model.
Apply to become an academy
8 December 2022
The 'as-is' service
The existing service as it was before our team formed, and the work we carried out before redeveloping it.
Apply to become an academy
6 December 2022
As-is, 1.5 and 2.0
The different versions of the Apply to become an academy service.
Apply to become an academy
5 December 2022
UI improvement - Add component to request feedback
Having the feedback component as part of the footer interrupts the flow of the service. Replacing this with a feedback page at the end of the application allows the user to give detailed feedback on the experience as a whole.
Apply to become an academy
9 March 2022
Accessibility issue - Upload component
The accessibility audit found 2 issues with the service's file upload function: no notifications when a file was successfully uploaded and no information on accepted file types.
Apply to become an academy
3 March 2022
Meaningful page titles
Good page titles help with orientation and can be really useful for users of adaptive technology.
Apply to become an academy
2 March 2022
Accessibility issue - Duplicate links
Multiple links with the same name on a page is confusing for screen reader users, the page will need to be redesigned so links are clearly defined.
Apply to become an academy
2 March 2022
Accessibility issue - Missing notifications
Fixing an issue with the way users are notified about an action.
Apply to become an academy
1 March 2022
Accessibility and general improvements
During July 2020, Destek performed an accessibility audit for the Apply to become an academy service.
Apply to become an academy
22 February 2022