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Human-Centered Design Civic User Research Playbook
Guidance for City of Long Beach, CA staff on how to uplift community voices through user research to create services that are accessible to all City residents.
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Human-Centered Design Hiring Spotlight: Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance
The Digital Service Network (DSN) recently sat down with the Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) team to learn more about an exciting role they’re hiring for.
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Communications How we’re building GC Forms: Our 4 accessible approaches
Blogpost from the GC Forms product team sharing thoughts and tips on the team’s 4 approaches to building in accessibility from the start
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Human-Centered Design User Testing Protocol Template
Template from the City of Long Bech, CA for conducting user testing
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Human-Centered Design Uncovering the joys and pains of getting a special event permit
How the Baltimore Digital Services conducted user research to improve Special Event permitting
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Human-Centered Design Engaging People with Lived Experience to Improve Federal Research, Policy, and Practice
This webpage links to materials ASPE has prepared as it leads work on how federal agencies and programs can meaningfully and effectively engage people with lived experience.
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Human-Centered Design City of Philadelphia Equitable Community Engagement Toolkit
The Equitable Community Engagement Toolkit is a toolkit created by City of Philadelphia engagement practitioners and community members to help improve equitable collaboration with the community the City serves.
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Engineering + Software Development Digital Service Toolkit
Toolkit of resources from the Government of New South Wales to help design, develop and deliver better digital experiences.
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Data Making Government Services Inclusive for LGBTQ+ People
Blog post authored by U.S. Digital Response discussing best practices for creating inclusive, accessible, and affirming government services for LGBTQ+ populations gleaned from their recent work in the City of Boston.
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Human-Centered Design How to build a participant advisory council
In 2022, Nava formed its first-ever PAC as part of their initiative to help Montana’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program design a new recertification portal. Leveraging what Nava learned from this experience, this toolkit outlines the necessary steps to form a PAC, including planning a structure for the council, recruiting participants, and other logistics.
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Strategy Pennsylvania Executive Order 2023-08 – Bolstering Service Delivery Through a Digital Experience Strategy
Executive Order issued by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro bolstering service delivery through the creation of a digital experience strategy
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User Research The UI Lexicon Project
To better understand the problem and find potential solutions, the U.S. Department of Labor conducted an exploratory UI Lexicon research project.