DVBE Digital Services
Website modernization
Redesign and rebuild of public-facing government sites: content structure, design system, accessible front-end, CMS, and deployment.
Most agency websites were built for a different decade and have been patched since. The content has grown without a structure, the templates fail current accessibility standards, and the people who understood the CMS have moved on. Modernization means rebuilding on a foundation that can be maintained by the staff who will actually maintain it.
We start with the content and the people who use it — what residents, applicants, and staff come to the site to do — and design the structure around that. The front-end is built to WCAG 2.1 AA from the first component, not audited into compliance at the end. Delivery includes the CMS, editor training, documentation, and a handover your team can run without us.
How an engagement runs
Four steps, each with something you can review.
- 01
Discovery
We meet the people who use the system and the people who run it, read what exists, and write down what the work actually is. You get a scoped proposal with a fixed price or a capped estimate.
- 02
Design
Structure, flows, and a design system you approve before anything is built. Accessibility decisions are made here, where they are cheap.
- 03
Build and test
Development in short, reviewable increments with automated tests, keyboard and screen reader testing, and staging access for your team throughout.
- 04
Launch and handover
Deployment, documentation, editor or administrator training, and a defined support period. The goal is that your team can run it without us.
Why a certified DVBE
- Certified California DVBE — counts toward the state's 3% DVBE participation goal and eligible for direct award under the SB/DVBE Option
- Accessibility is built in from the first commit: this site is built to WCAG 2.1 AA, works with JavaScript disabled, and prints cleanly
- Small, senior team. The people who scope the work build the work
- Government-network constraints treated as requirements: locked-down browsers, content proxies, no third-party scripts
Other services
- Accessibility & UX remediationAudit an existing site or application against WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508, fix what fails, and test it with assistive technology.
- Digital workflow applicationsReplace paper, email, and spreadsheet processes with secure web applications: intake forms, case tracking, approvals, reporting.
Talk to us about website modernization.
Tell us what the system or site needs to do. We will come back with a scoped proposal.