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QA & Standards

The key aspects of accessibility with pointers to the more specific COI guidelines in the vitally important area.

Top level information on how to ensure the quality of your site with pointers to the more specific COI guidance on this topic

7a Basics of standards compliance and accessibility
7b Quality assurance and monitoring

Test:QA & Standards: test yourself!

QA & Standards: test yourself!

Questions 1 - 5

Point 1 (choose 1 correct answer)

Your site should be accessible because:

It is a legal requirement under UK disability discrimination legislation
It is a requirement from the COI if your site is a public sector site
Accessible sites are easier to maintain and repurpose to other formats
Accessible sites generally perform better in search engine rankings (SEO benefits)
Accessible sites reach wider audiences than non-accessible sites
ALL of the above (and more!)

Point 2 (choose 1 correct answer)

The current global standard for accessibility is:

W3C WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 1.0
W3C WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 1.1
W3C WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.0
The DDA 2005
See it right

Point 3 (choose 1 correct answer)

Which of the following browsers is NOT on the list of browsers you should test that your site works with:

Internet explorer
Safari
Chrome
Netscape
Firefox

Point 4 (choose 1 correct answer)

Your site must use valid markup and CSS code because:

It is an accessibility requirement
The site will be likely to be compatible with a wider range of browsers
The site will be easier to update and maintain
ALL of the above

Point 5 (choose 1 correct answer)

Which of these is a requirement in order to produce valid markup:

The avoidance of deprecated tags
Including externally linked CSS
Using only HTML 4.0
ALL of the above

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