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Web Standards

Specifications for web sites and services

Adherence to web standards helps ensure better interoperability and compatibility between web applications and services. Furthermore, web standards increase efficiency by reducing conversion and update time, particularly when moving data between various systems. The Webmaster's Office always encourages and supports web standards in the web sites and applications at Appalachian State University.

Web Development Resources

As part of the support resources we offer to the campus, we have compiled a list of web sites on accessibility and standards, as well as tools to help test your site for compliance and code validation.

1. Appalachian State University Webmaster
   http://www.webmaster.appstate.edu/
2. Accessibility Guidelines and Standards Links
   Appalachian is required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, to provide access to its programs and services to all qualified individuals.
   1. United States Access Board - Guidelines and Standards
      http://www.access-board.gov/gs.htm
   2. Federal Goverment Site on Section 508
      http://www.section508.gov/
   3. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (W3C Working Draft 27 April 2006)
      http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/
   4. Research-based Web Design & Usability Guidelines
      http://www.usability.gov/pdfs/guidelines.html
3. Validators
   1. WebXACT accessibility checker (WCAG/508)
      http://webxact.watchfire.com/
   2. CSS Validation Service (W3C tool)
      http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator
   3. HTML and XHTML Validation (W3C tool)
      http://validator.w3.org/
   4. WCAG and Section 508 validator
      http://www.contentquality.com/
4. Helpful Accessible Design Websites
   1. Accessibility techniques and concepts
      http://www.webaim.org/articles/
   2. TRACE, Designing More Usable Web Sites
      http://trace.wisc.edu/world/web
5. University Disclaimer
   http://www.web.appstate.edu/disclaimer.html