• Standard 1.1

    A state agency web page must use HTML markup tags according to industry standards.

  • Standard 1.2

    (No testing required for portalized agencies) A state agency web page should control presentation with style sheets, but the web page must be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet.

  • Standard 1.3

    (No testing required for portalized agencies) A state agency web page should avoid using frames.

  • Standard 1.4

    (No testing for portalized agencies) A state agency must ensure that its web page is usable when scripts, applets, or other programmed objects are turned off or are not supported.

  • Standard 1.5

    Forms designed to be completed online, and other interactive elements, must be accessible by people using assistive technology.

  • Standard 1.6

    (No testing required for portalized agencies) When a timed response is required, the user must be provided the opportunity to request additional time to continue working before the time-out occurs.

  • Standard 2.1

    (No testing required for portalized agencies) A state agency web page must use clear and consistent navigation mechanisms.

  • Standard 2.2

    (No testing required for portalized agencies) A state agency must ensure that users are able to uinteract with web page elements in a device independent manner.

  • Standard 3.1

    A state agency web page must provide a text equivalent for every non-text element.

  • Standard 3.2

    A state agency web page must provide synchronized auditory and readable text descriptionsof the important information of the visual track of a multimedia presentation.

  • Standard 3.3

    A state agency web page must provide a text equivalent for information provided in audio format.

  • Standard 3.4

    A state agency web page that uses motion must ensure that the motion is integral to the content of the site, user controlled, and limited to three cycles and then stopped automatically.

  • Standard 3.5

    A state agency must ensure that the use and selection of color do not affect the information conveyed on a page.

  • Standard 3.6

    Client-side image maps are recommended. If server-side image maps must be used, provide redundant text links for each active region.

  • Standard 4.1

    All information published on a state agency web page must be published in HTML, whenever possible, to eliminate the need for additional software.

  • Standard 4.2

    A state agency that ofers files to download in compressed format (Zip files, for example) must also provide the same information in its uncompressed format or as a self extracting file.

  • Standard 5.1

    A state agency must optimize files to improve download time.

  • Standard 6.1

    A state agency web page must provide a link to a web accessibility statement.

  • Standard 7.1

    A state agency must validate web content against these standards prior to posting and at regular intervals after posting.