Accessibility

The government of Canada will partner with the European Commission to explore and understand the commonalities and gaps of digital credentials.

The UK Government Digital Service (GDS) team explores options for a new common form-building platform for public-facing services. GDS hopes to create an affordable way for lower transaction services to quickly create accessible online forms.

Currently, many existing digital platforms lack accessibility features. It makes it very difficult, if not impossible, for differently-abled people to access them seamlessly. Alarmingly, the majority of these digital platforms belong to government agencies.