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Here you can find the latest news and information about USWDS. Learn more about our product development and process, dive deeper into our Monthly Call topics, and see how we work with our partners to impact the government technology space.
Release notes
Find summaries of each USWDS update on our GitHub releases page. Release notes explain bug fixes, new features, and other changes.
GitHub discussions
How our growing community of government engineers, content specialists, and designers participate and contribute to improving USWDS.
By Dan O. Williams, James Mejia, Amy Leadem, Charlie Mahoney
Big changes are coming to the U.S. Web Design System in a Web Components-based generation. Ideal for small teams with limited development resources, this next generation of the design system promises to be a practical, usable, powerful tool for designers and developers to do their work.
This National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we’re talking about how members of the design community go beyond visual design to create more inclusive user experiences. What steps are you taking to ensure that your website design is accessible to all?
It's been over five years since we launched USWDS 2.0 and moved on from USWDS v1. We archived the USWDS v1 documentation site a few years back, and at the end of 2024 we'll be taking it offline. Content will likely still be available via archive.org.