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From: Kathleen Anderson
Date: Sep 5, 2002 5:53PM

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From: "MacKay, Graham (JUS)" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Reply-To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 18:08:12 -0400

Hi,

The recent post about testing with alternative user agents is really
pertinent to us at this time. While our department currently has an
initiative underway to make externally accessible websites W3C compliant as
far as accessibility is concerned, we are toying with the issue of how to
formally test each site... a sort of formal internal "sign-off" if you will.

What have some people used or proposed as a strategy for testing sites to
ensure their compliance?


G


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Graham MacKay
Web Developer (OIP I&IT Intern)
Enterprise Application Services
Integrated Justice Information Technology Division
Ministry of Public Safety and Security
The Provincial Government of Ontario

18 King Street East, 18th Floor
Toronto, ON M5C 2X1

Email: <EMAIL REMOVED>
Phone: 416.326.9993
Fax: 416.314.0216


Graham:
At the State of Connecticut, we recommend webmasters follow this tutorial: Six Steps to Accessibility Certification http://www.cmac.state.ct.us/access/tutorials/certification.htm to bring their sites into compliance with our state policy.

When a webmaster requests that a site be reviewed for compliance, we use a Web Site Certification Checklist at: http://www.cmac.state.ct.us/access/documents/certchecklist.doc , the Checklist of Checkpoints for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 at: http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/full-checklist.html and an Evaluation Form at: http://www.cmac.state.ct.us/access/documents/checklist.doc

Feel free to use them if you wish.




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Kathleen Anderson
State of Connecticut
Office of the State Comptroller
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
voice: (860) 702-3355 fax: (860) 702-3634
email: <EMAIL REMOVED>

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