ICSPS: ADA COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST: General HTML Coding and Layout

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1 ICSPS: ADA COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST: General HTML Coding and Layout Auditor Name: Auditor Department: Audited Site URL/Name: Date: YES NO Is there a link at the top of each page that goes directly to the main content area? (G1) Is the information in forms, conveyed by color differences, also available in text? (G14) Is there any component of the content that fl ashes more than three times in any 1-second period? (G19) Can the observer, of the website, use the keyboard to navigate away from the main body of text? (G21) Is there a provided link within a body of text that identifi es itself as a hyperlink? (G53) Is there a link to related defi nitions? (G55) Is content presented in a meaningful sequence? (G57) Is navigation displayed consistently throughout the site? (G61) Is there a relevant up-to-date site map? (G63) Is there a relevent up-to-date Table of Contents? (G64) Is there a breadcrumb trail? (G65)

2 Is there a help link on every Web page (G71) Is there a long description, in another location, with a link to it that is immediately adjacent to the non-text content (G73) Is there a long description in text, near the non-text content, with a reference to the location of the long description in the short description? (G74) Is there a provided text alternative that identifi es the purpose of the non-text content? (G82) Does this website provide a text summary that is relatively simple, devoid of technical jargon, and is roughly 16 words long? (G86) Does a hyperlinked text describe where the link will navigate to? (G91) Does this website provide long descriptions for pictures and other visuals that serves the same purpose and presents the same information (G92) Does the website provide short text alternative for pictures and other content that serves the same purpose and presents the same information as the non-text content (G94) Does the website provide textual identifi cation of items that are simply pictograms or images that do not provide instructions on how to activate them? (G96) Does the website provide an acceptable name or a descriptive name of an image or non-text item? (G100)

3 Does the website provide an expansion or explanation of an abbreviated word? (G102) Does the website provide visual illustrations, pictures, and symbols to help explain ideas, events, and processes (G103) Does the website use appropriate corresponding colors and patterns? Is there a good sense of contrast, making visibility and readability easy for the viewer? (G111) Does the website utilize inline defi nitions, to help emphasize information or instructions? (G112) Does the website use links at the top of the page which naviagate to individual areas of the content (Skip Navigation Link, Anchors)? (G124) Does the website provide links to navigate to related Web pages? (G125) Does the website provide a list of links to all other Web pages? (G126) Does the website display the page s current location within navigation bars? (G128) Does the websites individual web pages use descriptive headings? (G130) Were the website pages organized, using headings? (G141) Does the website utilize a technology that enables the viewer to zoom in and out so that they can view it easier? (G142)

4 Is the text easy to read and understand? Was the website devoid of technical jargon? Were the words and phrases short and simple? (G153) Is the text justifi ed or aligned to just one side? (G169) Is there a clickable button, at the beginning of the website, to disable any sounds or music that play automatically? (G170) Does the text wrap appropriately if the web browser size is shrunk/expanded? Does the text fl ow vertically but not horizontally? (G179) Are all the pages in the website accessible from the home page (G185) Does the website use labels, names, and text alternatives consistently, and redundantly, for content that has the same functionality (G197) Does the website link open new windows and tabs, that take the viewer away from the site, only when necessary (G200) Can the website be controlled entirely by just the keyboard? (G202) All technique information was acquired from: Techniques for WCAG 2.0 Techniques and Failures for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 W3C Working Group Note 14 October

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