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Changelog

Latest code, guidance, and content updates across the design system.

Date USWDS version Page Affects Description
2025-02-14 N/A Step indicator
  • Page content

Added WCAG compliance tag and accessibility test status section. More information: uswds-site#3098

2025-02-14 N/A Step indicator accessibility tests
  • Added page
  • Guidance

Added accessibility tests page. More information: uswds-site#3098

2025-02-14 N/A Modal
  • Page content

Added WCAG compliance tag and accessibility test status section. More information: uswds-site#3103

2025-02-14 N/A Modal accessibility tests
  • Added page
  • Guidance

Added accessibility tests page. More information: uswds-site#3103

2025-02-14 N/A Card
  • Page content

Added WCAG compliance tag and accessibility test status section. More information: uswds-site#3101

2025-02-14 N/A Card accessibility tests
  • Added page
  • Guidance

Added accessibility tests page. More information: uswds-site#3101

2025-02-11 N/A Pattern: Gender identity and sex
  • Breaking
  • Guidance

Breaking Removed gender identity pattern. Removed content related to the January 20, 2025 Executive Order, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government". More information: uswds-site#3099

2025-02-11 N/A Pattern: Gender identity and sex
  • Breaking
  • Guidance

Breaking Updated sex pattern to include only options for "Male" and "Female". Updated content related to the January 20, 2025 Executive Order, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government". More information: uswds-site#3099

2025-02-11 N/A Pattern: Gender identity and sex
  • Guidance

Updated references. Updated references to refer only to guidance related to the January 20, 2025 Executive Order, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government". More information: uswds-site#3099

2025-02-11 N/A Pattern: Pronouns
  • Breaking
  • Guidance

Breaking Removed pronouns pattern. Removed content related to the January 20, 2025 Executive Order, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government". More information: uswds-site#3099

2025-02-10 N/A Pattern: Gender identity and sex
  • Links

Replaced dead hyperlinks with archived copy. Replaced references to fcsm.gov with plain text and a link to the archived page on archive.org. More information: uswds-site#3092

2025-01-30 N/A Pattern: Gender identity and sex
  • Guidance

Added content alert. This pattern is affected by a recent change in law, policy, or regulation. Expect changes to this pattern in the near future as we adapt to these new requirements. More information: uswds-site#3090

2025-01-30 N/A Pattern: Race and ethnicity
  • Links

Replaced dead hyperlink with archived copy. Replaced “Latinx identity in design, tech, and government” link with plain text and a link to the archived page on archive.org. More information: uswds-site#3088

2025-01-30 N/A Pattern: Pronouns
  • Links

Added an archive.org link to the “The importance of personal pronouns” reference link. More information: uswds-site#3088

2025-01-30 N/A Pattern: Pronouns
  • Guidance

Added content alert. This pattern is affected by a recent change in law, policy, or regulation. Expect changes to this pattern in the near future as we adapt to these new requirements. More information: uswds-site#3090

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