| Customer Access |
YES |
NO |
| Site tested on
Internet Explorer and Mozilla browsers. |
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| Main text of a page
under 20kB. |
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| Entire page,
including graphics, under 40kB. |
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| Background images
under 10kB. |
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| Pages designed for
640 X 480 or 800 X 600 pixel display, without horizontal
scroll bars. |
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| Provide access to all
content in an HTML 4.0 compliant manner. |
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| Alternatives provided
for the <mailto> tag. |
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| Width and height
specified in IMG tags (e.g., SRC="icon.gif"
WIDTH=36 HEIGHT=36). |
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| Customer Usability |
| Color combinations
chosen for readability and high contrast. |
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| Heading, bold tags
and capitalization used sparingly for emphasis. |
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| Users warned if links
lead to large files (video, audio, graphic, etc.) |
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| Bullet colors borrow
from other graphical elements on a page. |
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| Graphical divider
bars used sparingly. |
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| Background images
kept small using lowest resolution JPEG format. |
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| Very large documents
left as a normal word processing document which a reader
can view a brief summary online and then have the option
to download and view the full version offline. |
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| Thumbnail versions of
images linked to larger graphics. |
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| Advisories provided
for links to bandwidth intensive content, or
plugin-dependent content, and alternatives provided. |
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| Front page has link
to information about the content and purpose of site. |
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| Customer
Navigation |
| Headings included on
long, multi-part documents. |
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| Navigation headers
duplicated at the bottom of pages. |
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| “Return to"
or "back" buttons and links avoided.
Destination of the link described in absolute terms. |
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| If graphic navigation
buttons are used, provide "redundant" text
labels. |
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| Brief table of
contents at the top of the page. |
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| HTML title reflects
the textual page title. |
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| Search feature, if
more than 50 pages. |
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| Customer Printing |
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| Information presented
in small or moderate size segments with links to
subsequent segments. (Currently, a 640 x 480 screen
resolution is the default). |
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| Home pages and tables
of contents are one to one and a half screens in length. |
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| Accessibility by
Disabled |
| Images &
animations: use the alt attribute to describe the
function of each visual. |
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| Image maps use
client-side MAP and text for hotspots. |
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| Captioning and
transcripts of audio, and descriptions of video provided. |
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| Provide text
equivalents for all non-text elements. |
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| Hypertext links. Use
text that makes sense when read out of context. For
example, avoid "click here." |
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| Page organization.
Use headings, lists, and consistent structure. Use
Cascading Style Sheets for layout and style where
possible. |
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| Graphs & charts.
Summarize or use the longdesc attribute. |
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| Scripts, applets,
& plug-ins. Provide alternative content in case
active features are inaccessible or unsupported. |
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| Frames: use NOFRAMES
and meaningful titles. |
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| Tables. Make line by
line reading sensible. Summarize. |
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| Check your work.
Validate. Use tools and guidelines at www.w3.org/TR/WCAG. |
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