Organization: U.S. Digital Response (USDR)
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How User Research Can Help
Blog discussing how user research can help improve your agency’s benefits implementation, service delivery workflows, and procurement.
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How to Get Started with Low-Code/No-Code Tools
Once you've learned about low-code/no-code tools, the question remains: how to get started?
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What we learned from talking to 27 families about their experiences applying for child care benefits
This post explores the lessons learned and opportunities for improvement from USDR's research on families' experiences as they navigate the child care journey.
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Using human-centered design and low-code tech to inform unemployment insurance policy implementation
U.S. Digital Response partnered with the Department of Labor to design a human-centered, low-code solution for efficient retroactive unemployment benefit determination.
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8 Tips for Governments to Mitigate Call Center Volume
This article describes tangible steps state governments can take to manage call volume.
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Thinking Like an Engineer: Selecting and Working with Low-Code/No-Code Tools
Using low-code/no-code tools successfully requires knowing how to pick the right tool and knowing the kind of challenges that merit calling in a technical team for consultation and advice.
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Improving Unemployment Fraud Reporting with User Research
User research + design kit in for improving the UI fraud reporting experience, available in English and Spanish
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Six Recommendations for Implementing the Next Stimulus Package
The US Digital response partnered with dozens of states, counties, and cities to support them in using and tracking CARES Act grants. This article presents six lessons learned from their work to help governments better assist residents, particularly small businesses and low-income communities.
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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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Spanish Translation Guide for Unemployment Insurance
Guidelines and resources to help improve Spanish translations for unemployment insurance (UI) content
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Low-Code/No-Code Tools: Implementation and Insights from the Field
An overview on how U.S. Digital Response has used low-code/no-code tools internally as well as with our government partners
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Delivering a Multilingual User Experience for Retroactive Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
The U.S. Digital Response collaborated with a state workforce agency to develop a multilingual, user-friendly system for retroactive Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) applications, enhancing claimant comprehension and reducing administrative strain.