Intelligence Community Design System

The Home Office has created effective posters on designing for accessibility from which the accessibility needs section has taken inspiration. needs section has taken inspiration.

This page displays the generic design implementations that benefit multiple forms of accessibility. We have suggested the following design guidelines to be used when designing a page or service.

Writing in a large font size will put less writing on a page and make the words more readable.

Accessible font size recommendations can be found on the typography styles page of this website.

Our eyes are most often drawn to the larger text on a page. Less words on a page will feel like less effort to read.

Allowing people to use the tab button on their keyboard to navigate between elements on a page will improve accessibility. Some people are unable to use a mouse, so this option increases accessibility.

The default keyboard navigation order must be logical and follow the visual flow of the page — i.e. left to right, top to bottom.

Ensure that actions describe their feature. Having a button or link that says ‘click here’ isn’t beneficial if ‘here’ isn’t specified.

Using descriptions stating exactly what the action does is more accessible.

Ensure data is displayed in a linear format that is readable for people. Don’t use confusing layouts.

Before confirming a design, we suggest you reach out to other members of your community to validate your design and make sure it works for people with accessibility requirements.

For more information explore how to test accessibility with real people .

Check out the specific accessibility needs pages for more detail regarding designing for specific accessibility needs.