This field guide provides research-based design principles for creating clear, usable forms that help voters accurately complete election-related paperwork and successfully take action.
This resource provides practical guidance on the core principles of digital accessibility, helping teams create digital content and services that are more usable and inclusive for people with disabilities.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS)
For the past year, modernization teams at the Department of Labor (DOL) have been helping states identify opportunities to automate rote, non-discretionary, manual tasks, with the goal of helping them speed up the time that it takes to process claims. This post provides more context on Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and potential use cases in unemployment insurance.
The GAO placed the UI system on its High Risk List in June 2022, leading the DOL to develop a transformation plan detailing activities and strategies for building a resilient UI system capable of responding effectively to future economic challenges.
In the Fall of 2022, the USDOL Office of Unemployment Insurance Modernization (OUIM) consulted with the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) to provide hands-on support with IT modernization and customer experience strategy. Primary discussions focused on making informed product, service, and business decisions based on qualitative and quantitative data— how might IDES leverage existing data streams to identify the most pressing technology issues in their unemployment insurance system, and how might IDES act upon this information in a timely and impactful manner?
This resource provides guidance and best practices for the weekly or bi-weekly certification process that claimants must complete to maintain eligibility for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits.
This field guide provides practical guidance for conducting usability testing on ballots to identify design issues and ensure voters can successfully cast their votes as intended.
This retrospective looks at the way the NYCOpportunity initiative worked across City government, partnering with agencies to initiate new approaches and enhance city practices. It also highlights key areas of focus for the NYC Opportunity team between 2014 and 2021.
A practical guidance document that explains how to design, code, and test HTML web forms so they are accessible to all users, including people with disabilities.
