Overview of good practice
Web managers, developers and policy-makers alike can learn from the good practice shown by some of the sites that have performed well during our evaluation. A further step in the process of assessment was used to select good practice sites from those that achieved Limited Pass Level A. Overall, twelve such features are described here. The site shown below demonstrates many of the features of good practice.
- Accessibility page containing policy and user guidance
- Alternative text for all types of images and objects
- ‘Breadcrumb’ navigation to show users where they are
- Cascading style sheets to separate presentation from content
- Changing font sizes to give the user the ability to decide
- Headings that structure each page appropriately
- Keyboard accessibility because not everyone uses a mouse
- Site map to provide an overview of the site
- Page titles to be unique and meaningful to users
- Skip navigation taking the user directly to the content
- Validation of pages (use of standards-compliant mark-up)
- Warning of link openingin a new browser window
Example of good practice
Social Security Administration website www.seg-social.es [External website]
(as at October 2005)
