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