Guidelines, Accessibility & Usability

Guidelines, Standards, and Policies

• Web Publishing Policies
  Strongly suggested advice regarding the style and content of your site..
• Web Publishing Standards
  Every state webpage needs a page title, contact information, and should not have or link to illegal or pornographic content.
• Web Publishing Guidelines
  Branding information, accessibility guidelines and resources, state template, hosting choices and domain information.

Accessibility

• WAVE-WebAIM
  Test your site for compliance with accessibility standards. Filter for WCAG 2.0 AA or A or 508.
• WebAIM
  Up-to-date information about making web content accessible for people with disabilities.
• Web Accessibility Initiative
  Strategies, guidelines and resources to make the Web accessible to people with disabilities from the W3C.
• Easy Checks – A First Review of Web Accessibility
  Simple steps to help you assess the accessibility of a web page.

Download the Website Accessibility Checklist

Usability

• Usability.gov
  A one-stop source for user experience best practices and strategies.
• Articles on Usability
  A List Apart has several articles on usability.
• Downloads from Rocket Surgery Made Easy
  Example usability scripts, consent forms and checklists from Rocket Surgery Made Easy.