Category: Announcement

New Lighthouse Release!

An update on our continuously evolving, open-source Lighthouse design system:Our developers have just announced the release of Lighthouse v1.2! This is an update with some exciting new features. New Components Archive Banner The ability to designate material as “archived” is useful when considering accessibility remediation. This designation preserves content in its current form without being […]

May 14, 2026

*DOJ to Extend ADA Deadline*

Breaking News Today the US Department of Justice (DOJ) took the first step toward an apparent announcement this Monday that they will be extending the current ADA compliance deadline of April 24, 2026 by a full year to April 24, 2027. The current deadline for websites of municipalities with fewer than 50,000 is April 24, […]

April 17, 2026

Important Update to the Public Meeting Calendar!

The GIC is excited to introduce a helpful new feature to the Public Meeting Calendar (PMC). This update is designed to make managing meeting documents faster, easier, and more accessible than ever before. Coming soon, the PMC will support text-only agendas and meeting minutes in addition to file uploads. Whether you are an agency web editor, admin, […]

April 16, 2026

GIC Accessibility Newsletter: Issue #9

ADA Digital Accessibility Deadline This Month One thing about time: It will sneak up on you. Here we are, less than a month from the ADA digital accessibility deadline. So what happens on that deadline day? Not necessarily anything. But that’s the date by which online material will be expected to be in compliance if […]

April 2, 2026

Check Out Our New Look!

Our very own GIC website has now been upgraded to the Lighthouse Design System! The goal: To eliminate as many hard-coded accessibility issues as possible while improving functionality and user experience, so we can focus on keeping our editable content accessible. Our small agency took on the same editorial challenge that our Lighthouse partner agencies […]

March 31, 2026

Coming Soon: New Improvements to CLF4

Here at the GIC we’ve been hard at work building new, fully accessible state agency websites on our new Lighthouse design system. But in the meantime, we are also working toward remediating any lingering issues that remain for our CLF4 partners. Previous updates include a switch to the State of Delaware teal blue heading background […]

January 28, 2026

2026 Best Practices: Social Media

Happy New Year! As we move into 2026, it’s a good time to renew our commitment to effective digital communication. As representatives of important government agencies, it’s our duty to pay attention to ALL our digital messaging. That includes the often-overlooked platform of social media. Here’s a quick breakdown of some civic tech social media […]

January 8, 2026

GIC Accessibility Newsletter: Issue #5

DTI Offers Training for New Accessibility Testing Extension DTI’s agreement with Level Access has expanded to include a new accessibility testing browser extension feature called Test Accelerator. This is a manual testing tool used to conduct structured accessibility evaluations and to document results. There will be a one-hour online training session on December 29th at […]

December 17, 2025

Coming Soon: New Accessibility Tool!

Some web editors at the agencies and municipalities that work with the GIC may have noticed a change in their WordPress user interface. They may also have noticed some new icons popping up… Good news- they are there to help achieve and maintain accessibility compliance! This week, the GIC has begun a phased roll-out of […]

November 19, 2025

New PDF Policy

One of the biggest sources of accessibility problems on our state agency websites comes from the tens of thousands of legacy PDFs that have been posted over the years. We wanted to drop a quick note here today about a new GIC policy aimed at addressing the PDF problem as it pertains to new website […]

November 17, 2025