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Why the GOV.UK Design System team changed the input type for numbers

Posted by: Hanna Laakso, GDS, Senior Frontend Developer, Posted on: 24 February 2020 - Categories: Open Standards, Tools
A screenshot of the new number input guidance

We take a look at why the GOV.UK Design System changed the element it uses for inputting numbers, making it more accessible and easier to use

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Sticky elements: functionality and accessibility testing

Posted by: Andy Sellick, GDS frontend developer, Posted on: 21 May 2018 - Categories: GOV.UK
"GOV.UK step by step guide on iPhone"

In GOV.UK's Modelling Services team we looked at the possibility of using sticky functionality as part of our work with step by step navigation elements. Here’s what we found.

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Improving accessibility on GOV.UK search

Posted by: Alice Bartlett, Posted on: 14 August 2014 - Categories: GOV.UK

Today a minor change to our main site search went live. I hope it is an improvement in the experience of searching the site using a screen reader. The problem Here is the search page on GOV.UK. It has a …

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