Arlington, Virginia (May 19, 2006) – The US Department of Labor announced that DisabilitiInfo.gov has won the Gold Award from the American Association of Webmasters for superior content and design. Development InfoStructure (Devis), a leading provider of information technology consulting services, developed and maintains the Web site. The site also won the Federal Web Content Managers Peer Award for outstanding citizen focused services in September 2005 and was recognized by InformationWeek as a new model for networked government and distributed content management.
A collaborative effort among 16 federal departments and agencies, DisabilityInfo.gov provides one-stop access to information and resources on a wide range of disability-related topics. Since 2002, this unique site has received more than 4.4 million visitors from 180 countries, averaging more than 3,000 users per month. The Web site is a part of President Bush's New Freedom Initiative, which calls for a citizen-centric entry point to federal, state and local programs for people with disabilities.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), which manages DisabilityInfo.gov, hired Devis to design and develop the Web site in 2002. Because disability subject matter experts from many federal agencies are tasked with maintaining the site, Devis designed a Content Manager module so these experts could make new information immediately available to the public. The Content Manager interface enables dispersed federal contributors to easily publish online information without requiring any HTML or other specialized Web skills. Devis subcontractor, Concepts, Inc., has complemented Devis' DisabilityInfo.gov efforts by coordinating federal agency participation in the project and promoting the Web site's value to the public.
"We look forward to continuing to support this award winning effort and the entire Devis organization takes great pride in being able to contribute to the success of people with disabilities" said Cristina Mossi, Devis Vice President for Technical Operations.
About Development InfoStructure, Inc. (Devis)
Development InfoStructure, Inc. (Devis) was founded in 1992 to provide innovative, practical approaches to information management. Devis is a leading provider of IT Consulting services and solutions to Federal, State, and Local Governments as well as the international development community. Devis' standards-based, vendor-independent approach and active support of the open source community help maximize the return on clients' IT investments.
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