Starting November 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) began asking three new optional sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) questions on the single, streamlined application developed by the Secretary. This guidance gives instructs states on the process for modifying SOGI questions in their applications.
Originally created for use by federal staff at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this tool describes the six steps for conducting equity assessments and provides tips for completing each step.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
Tech Talent Project has partnered with American Enterprise Institute, the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University and New America to release a series of memos to help states make quick, meaningful progress in building technical capacity while avoiding past pitfalls.
The U.S. Department of Labor is working with states, territories, and the public to develop strategies to continuously improve the nation’s unemployment insurance (UI) systems.
A curated toolkit of plain-language writing resources, training, and guidance aimed at helping government and public-service staff create accessible, easily understood communications.
An interactive tool from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative that provides a customizable, filterable view of WCAG 2.x success criteria and implementation techniques to help teams design and evaluate accessible digital content.
A practical accessibility framework that provides testable heuristics to help designers and developers evaluate and improve the inclusivity of data visualizations and data-driven interfaces.
