CA WebTools
The permanent online home of standards, templates, documentation and more is online at http://www.webtools.ca.govOpen to All
The California standards are well-considered.
The templates are great and very adjustable.
Available for you to learn from, borrow from and use.
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California Standards
- Summer 2006 – IOUCA Recommendations
- Accessibility: http://www.webtools.ca.gov/pdf/IOUCA_Accessibility_Recommendation_Adopted_071406.pdf
- Separation of form and content: http://www.webtools.ca.gov/pdf/IOUCA_Separating_Content_from_Presentation_Recommendation_Adopted_071406.pdf
- Usability: http://www.webtools.ca.gov/pdf/IOUCA_Usability_Recommendation_Adopted_071406.pdf
- January 2007 – Policy Statement
- Follow those recommendations
- Use the new templates
- Get done by November 1, 2007
- CSS is an excellent tool to help achieve these goals
- California Webtools Site
- http://www.webtools.ca.gov
- Templates, Standards Docs, More
- CDs also have files
Why Follow California Standards?
- Be a good human being
- It's the policy (if you work for the state)
- It's the law (ADA Section 508)
- Save yourself time and effort
- Save yourself management headaches
- Get information to the people who are looking for it
- Get better Search Engine results ("Google Mojo")