1.1.0

Changes include:

• revising documentation to include further detail on the cookiecutter package, and how to modify the structure of govcookiecutter
• fixing incorrect contact email address.
• adding tests to check for broken links in the Sphinx documentation - ensures future releases of govcookiecutter have the correct links throughout the documentation
• adding information on cruft, which could help future projects generated from govcookiecutter stay up-to-date with any changes we release here
• refactoring documentation (Markdown/reStructuredText files only, predominately excluding CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md and CONTRIBUTING.md) so that it is more accessible, including guidance on how to write accessible documentation
• GitHub Action to deploy documentation to GitHub Pages on release

Accessibility checks include:

• building documentation against govuk-tech-docs-sphinx-theme
• checking against WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool
• checking link test is descriptive
• checking hierarchy of page headings
• removing italics, and bold text, and only using curly braces around block capitals for placeholders in code examples
• checking for accessible language
  • using alex.js
  • replacing instances of click with select or choose
  • removing latin phrases, i.e. ad hoc, via
  • using GOV.UK inclusive language
  • replacing negative contractions
  • aiming not to have long sentences or paragraphs (25 words per sentence; 5 lines per paragraph)
  • checking for unique titles in documentation
  • checking diagrams and images for alt text as well as surrounding contextual text, removing diagrams/images that do not add anything to a user's understanding, removing screenshots if possible, use accessible SVGs
  • checking for inaccessible formats