Original Message:
From: Meghan Schoeffling <[email protected]
To: 'ACBNY-L' <[email protected]
Subject: [Acbny-l] Two-Week National Dialog on Improving Federal
Websites
Date:
Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:15:14 -0400
The federal government wants to re-invent how it delivers
information and
services on-line, and we need your help. We want to bring the
best of the
web to the .gov domain. So share your ideas to help us answer:
What
practices, policies, and principles should guide federal
websites. You can
submit ideas on any of the campaigns from 9/19-30, but we will
also be
hosting one hour dialog-a-thons with our discussion catalysts on
each
campaign. You can also follow comments about the dialogue on
Twitter under
the hashtag #dotgov.
9/26 3-4 PM, Accessibility Dialog-A-Thon
We invite you to participate in the one-hour long, live
"dialog-a-thon"
on
Universal Access to have a targeted, real-time conversation with
a
critical
mass of participants hosted by Sharron Rush. If you are unable
to join,
you
can still participate in the National Dialog for the full 2
weeks. The
dialog-a-thon is a time we've devoted to specifically addressing
ideas for
improving accessibility of federal websites.
Two-Week National Dialog on Improving Federal Websites
The National Dialog for Improving Federal Websites is sponsored
by the
White
House and the U.S. General Services Administration. The dialog
is a
critical
part of the .gov Reform Initiative launched in June 2011, to
streamline
how
we manage federal websites and provide a better customer
experience when
people access government information and services online. The
online
conversation lasts from 9/19 to 9/30.
The online conversation features eight different discussion areas
open
for
two weeks, including one on accessibility. You will have the
opportunity
to
submit and vote on ideas for improving how people access
government
information and services online, with different devices and
assistive
technology. We hope this conversation will complement the
ongoing work of
our group and other public discussions that have happened
recently around
accessibility.
Please spread the word about the National Dialog to your
networks,
friends,
and colleagues. We're looking for a very broad and diverse set
of ideas.
The 508 compliant IdeaScale platform is being used to host the
Dialogue.
Our
508 specialist has rigorously tested the platform; however, if
you find
things that aren't accessible, please let us know and we'll work
to
address
them.
The purpose is to allow people to submit & vote on ideas for
improving
various aspects of improving federal websites, such as: content,
search,
usability, accessibility, social media, multilingual content, &
online
services. The .gov Task Force will review the ideas and consider
them as
they develop a National Web Strategy and make recommendations for
streamlining federal websites, strengthening federal web policy,
&
improving
citizens' experience with federal websites.
We know there is a goldmine of good ideas from the community, so
we
hope--and expect-- that you'll actively participate in the
discussion and
share your expertise and knowledge. We want to hear what's
working well,
what can be improved, innovative ways to rethink the federal web,
and
specific examples you have from your industry or organization.
You can also follow comments about the dialogue on Twitter under
the
hashtag
#dotgov.
Many thanks for helping promote this. We hope you can chime in
to submit,
vote, and comment on ideas:
http://web-reform-dialogue.ideascale.com/
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