On January 20th, the United States inaugurated a new presidential administration – and with it came a new White House website. As Rachel Treisman reported for NPR, the website’s expanded feature set suggests the new administration is focused on creating a more accessible and inclusive web experience for all.
Among the new features introduced on WhiteHouse.gov include toggle buttons for increasing the text size and changing the page contrast to dark mode. The website once again features a Spanish-language version, “La Casa Blanca,” first introduced during the George W. Bush administration, but set aside during the Donald J. Trump presidency. Persons using the website’s contact forms will now have a place to select the appropriate gender pronouns and prefixes, such as “they/them” and the gender-neutral title “Mx.”
The work to create an accessible and inclusive website is not yet finished, as the administration invites qualified individuals to join the U.S. Digital Service, a tech service within the White House tasked to “deliver better government services to the American people through technology and design.”
To read more from NPR about the new White House website, click here.
To visit the new White House website, click here.
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