Government platform
A municipality wanted digital services that work for everyone: accessible, understandable and without bureaucratic noise.
Not named at the client’s request.
Government platform
✦A municipality wanted digital services that work for everyone: accessible, understandable and without…
Information was scattered, forms were difficult and the language was too bureaucratic. Residents preferred to call rather than use the site, resulting in high front-desk pressure. On top of that, strict digital accessibility requirements apply.
The approach
We tackled content and technology together, with the resident as the starting point and accessibility as a hard requirement from day one.
- All content rewritten to clear B1 level
- Accessibility secured in process and code (WCAG 2.2 AA)
- Headless CMS so the editorial team can publish quickly themselves
- User tests with a diverse group of residents
- Ongoing maintenance with periodic accessibility audits
The result
The result needs no chest-beating: a product that works faster, clearer and more consistently than its predecessor, and proves it every day. We share exact figures in a conversation: measured, not polished.
Behind the scenes
No polished success story. This is what we ran into along the way:
- The B1 rewrite took longer than planned: over 3,000 pages were reduced to 600 that really matter.
- Accessibility audit round one: 14 findings. Round two: zero.
- Editorial training turned out to be the key to maintaining the level after launch too.
We are happy to share raw project data and client names in a conversation (under NDA).
One goal came first: fewer phone enquiries through self-service that actually works. Everything was built for that.
Slide from before to after.
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