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Making UK Parliament websites and apps more accessible

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Public sector websites and apps, including Parliament's, have a duty to make sure content is inclusive and accessible to as many people as possible. Sophie Miller describes the work that's been done to improve our digital services, challenges that had to be overcome, and why there is more to do.

Life during lockdown part 3 - colleagues share their thoughts

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In our third and final piece in the series, PDS staff reflect on the challenges they have faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, what they have learned about themselves, and lifestyle changes that have helped them cope.

Life during lockdown part 2 - colleagues share their thoughts

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In the second of our series, PDS staff reflect on the challenges they have faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, what they have learned about themselves, and lifestyle changes that have helped them cope.

Covid-19: How has our HR team responded?

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Our HR and Capability team shares some insights into what's changed in our approach to recruiting and onboarding since Covid-19, and how the PDS value of care is at the heart of it all. 

Rolling out Microsoft Teams to 9,200 people takes... teamwork

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The workload was intense, the scale of project vast. Programme Manager Jane McCarthy describes how Microsoft Teams was rolled out to 9,200 staff during the first few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.