OU Web Communications

    Web Guide - Checklist

    Recommended

    Primary topic navigation on the left hand side of the page.

    Any audience navigation (if present) runs horizontally in the top 1/3 of the page.

    Home page titles are less than 65 characters including spaces, contain “OU”, and include the department name and a brief description.

    Page titles for pages other than the home page are less than 65 characters including spaces and contain a few of the most salient information-carrying words that describe the specifics of what users will find on that page. They also include “OU” and the department name.

    Code is separated from content using CSS techniques to lay out pages.

    Required

    Global navigation bar is at the top of each page.

    The official OU logo and the words “The University of Oklahoma” (both of which are trademarks of the University requiring the registered mark ®) OR just the OU logo appears near the top of all Web pages.

    The official OU logo and the words “The University of Oklahoma” (both of which are trademarks of the University requiring the registered mark ®) always link back to the main OU home page at www.ou.edu.

    If applicable, academic or administrative unit and department or division identity and links to those sites appear on each page.

    Footer contains the college or department’s full contact information and/or a link to the following: unit phone number, e-mail address and physical address.

    Footer contains the last updated date with contact information for the Web developer or content owner.

    The footer contains links to the Accessibility statement: http://www.ou.edu/publicaffairs/home/main/ media_center/accessibility_statement.html.

    The footer contains links to the terms of use statement: http://www.ou.edu/publicaffairs/home/main/media_center/terms_of_use.html.

    The footer contains links to the copyright statement: http://www.ou.edu/publicaffairs/home/main/media_center/copyright_statement.html.

    The footer contains links to the equal opportunity statement: http://www.ouhsc.edu/eoaa/statement.asp.

    The footer contains links to the privacy policy: http://www.ou.edu/publicaffairs/home/main/media_center/privacy_policy.html.

    Interaction techniques align with common GUI standards, expected norms and behaviors are followed and the content uses familiar terminology.

    All writing is accurate, clear and concise including page titles, headlines and body copy.

    Web content and pages are designed and developed to support Internet Explorer 6.0 and later versions on Macintosh and PC; Firefox 2.0 and later versions on Macintosh and PC; and Safari 2.0 and later versions on Macintosh.

    All images and pages are optimized for efficient downloading.

    Any moved pages have been redirected.

    New browser windows are only opened for PDF and other Non-Web Documents OR Web-based applications. Both instances must include advance warning and a link to any applicable plug-ins.

    All back buttons are fully enabled.

    There are no pages marked “under construction”.

    The Web browser’s “change font size” button is enabled.

    All Web content and electronic publications, to the extent feasible, are made accessible to people with disabilities.

    All OU Web content and electronic publications comply with section 4.3 on Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications included in the State of Oklahoma Information Technology Standards.

    This line appears in all pages that promote campus events or programs: “Accommodations on the basis of disability are available by contacting (phone; name and address are desirable but optional) by (date, or as soon as possible).

    All text links make sense when read out of context.

    All non-text components include alt tags that are carefully written and contain only salient information.

    All audio and video is captioned OR alternative text is provided.

    All Flash is accessible using text equivalents.

    All information conveyed with color is also available without color.

    High contrast is used between text and background.

    Screen flicker does not occur between frequencies 2Hz and 55 Hz.

    The site follows University and legal standards regarding copyright.

    All links from a University of Oklahoma page to any non-University site do not imply University endorsement of the site’s products or services.

    Sites that collect personal or financial information have consulted with the IT Security team and comply with all privacy and security requirements.

    Any exceptions to required page elements have been approved by the Office of Web Communications. Some required page elements may be eliminated in certain Web applications (forms, ecommerce, etc.) where the presence of an element may hinder the usability of the app.

    If this is a redesign, it has been reviewed by the Office of Web Communications.