GIC Accessibility Newsletter: Issue #7

By GIC on January 30th, 2026

Accessibility Countdown: 84 Days(2 months, 25 days)until Accessibility Deadline (4/24/26) Accessibility Updates on the Way for Current Common Look and Feel The GIC is responsible for creating the guidelines of our state website Common Look and Feel (CLF). Most of the agencies we work with are currently on CLF4, and all will eventually move to […]

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Coming Soon: New Improvements to CLF4

By GIC on January 28th, 2026

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 […]

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GIC Accessibility Newsletter: Issue #6

By GIC on January 14th, 2026

Accessibility Countdown: 100 Days(3 months, 10 days)until Accessibility Deadline (4/24/26) 100 Days Until Accessibility Deadline!! Wait- what?! It’s true: We’ve been counting it down since this newsletter began last year, and now we’ve reached the one-hundred-day-out mark on the April 24, 2026 deadline set by the Americans with Disabilities Act. That’s when the Department of […]

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2026 Best Practices: Social Media

By GIC on January 08th, 2026

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 […]

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GIC Accessibility Newsletter: Issue #5

By GIC on December 17th, 2025

Accessibility Countdown: 128 Days(4 months, 7 days)until Accessibility Deadline (4/24/26) 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 […]

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Keeping Delaware’s Social Media Accessible

By GIC on December 08th, 2025

Most people who work with Delaware state websites are aware of the need to make their content accessible. But they may not realize that the same standards (and laws) apply to social media. Social media is often the fastest way to reach the public, but if posts aren’t created with accessibility in mind, they can […]

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Bringing Everyone to the Table

By GIC on November 24th, 2025

How Your Colleagues Can Help Keep Your Site Accessible It’s Thanksgiving week, so we’re going to try to help you bring your colleagues to the table to start a discussion about how your agency creates documents. And we’re even going to share some resources that can be printed out and taped up as reminders for […]

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GIC Accessibility Newsletter: Issue #4

By GIC on November 20th, 2025

Accessibility Countdown: 155 Days(5 months, 4 days)until Accessibility Deadline (4/24/26) DTI’s Accessibility Training Seminars Now Available Online A few weeks ago, DTI brought in our representatives from Level Access to lead four separate presentations on digital accessibility. The PDF Accessibility training recordings are now available on the A11y Coalition SharePoint site. If you joined the […]

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Coming Soon: New Accessibility Tool!

By GIC on November 19th, 2025

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 […]

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GIC Accessibility Newsletter: Issue #2

By GIC on October 22nd, 2025

DTI to Host Online Digital Accessibility Training Series As part of Delaware’s Digital Accessibility Initiative, the Department of Technology and Information (DTI) is launching a four-part Accessibility Training Series to support all Level Access users and agency accessibility leads. This series will help build practical skills for creating, reviewing, and remediating accessible PDFs in alignment […]

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