Manager checklist

Level A

Page title

PGT_A1:

Do all pages have a page <title>?

PGT_A2:

Does every page <title> contain text content?

PGT_A3i:

Is each page <title> legible?

PGT_A3ii:

Is each page <title> accurate?

PGT_A3iii:

Is each page <title> unique?

PGT_A3iv:

Is each page <title> concise?

PGT_A3v:

Is each page <title> descriptive?

PGT_A3vi:

Is each page <title> correct (i.e does not include ASCII characters – punctuation excepted)?

PGT_A4i:

Does each page <title> include a site reference?

PGT_A4ii:

Is the site is referenced consistently in every page <title>?

Text content

TXT_A1i:

Are instructions correct i.e. are not based solely on visual location e.g.‘below’ or appearance e.g ‘square’)?

TXT_A1ii:

Are instructions device independent (i.e.‘click..’ is not used)?

TXT_A2i:

Is all page content spelt correctly?

TXT_A2ii:

Is all content meaningful when linearised?

TXT_A2iii:

Are dates in a friendly format?

TXT_A2iv:

Is all text complete (i.e. not cut off mid-word or mid-sentence)?

TXT_A2v:

Is information conveyed correctly and independent of any colour used?

TXT_A2vi:

Is information conveyed correctly and independent of any ASCII characters used (punctuation excepted)?

TXT_A2vii:

Is information conveyed correctly and independent of any shading used?

TXT_A3i:

Have ASCII characters or number superscripts been coded correctly as links?

TXT_A3ii:

Do all pages specify a valid DOCTYPE?

Headings

HED_A1i:

Do all pages have at least one heading?

HED_A1ii:

Has the page been structured with sufficient headings (i.e. there are no headings missing)?

HED_A1iii:

Do all pages start with a H1 heading?

HED_A2i:

Have all headings been coded using H1, H2,etc?

HED_A2ii:

Are headings nested properly?

HED_A2iii:

Are heading levels correct?

HED_A2iv:

Are headings correct (i.e. do not specify additional style sheet classes)?

HED_A2v:

Are hidden structural labels correctly coded (i.e. not coded as headings)?

HED_A2vi:

Are headings correct (i.e. the site title is not coded as a heading)?

HED_A2vii:

Are headings correct when style sheets are disabled?

HED_A3i:

Are headings spelt correctly?

HED_A3ii:

Are headings concise?

HED_A3iii:

Do headings contain text content (i.e. headings are not empty)?

HED_A3iv:

Are headings descriptive?

HED_A3v:

Are headings in sentence case (i.e. not capitalised)?

Link Text

LNK_A1i:

Is link text clear?

LNK_A1ii:

Is link text device independent (i.e. “click” has not been used in link text)?

LNK_A1iii:

Is link text in sentence case (i.e. is not capitalised)?

LNK_A1iv:

Is link text correct (i.e does not include ASCII characters – punctuation excepted)?

LNK_A1v:

Is link text descriptive (i.e. does not consist only of a url)?

LNK_A1vi:

Is link text descriptive (i.e. does not consist only of the words ‘more’ or ‘here’ without additional information)?

LNK_A2i:

Does inactive text appear differently to link (i.e. text is not given the visual appearance of a link)?

LNK_A2ii:

Are all links active (i.e. is everything that could be a link coded as a link e.g. a URL)?

LNK_A2iii:

Are all links active (i.e. there are no broken links)?

LNK_A2iv:

Are all links active (i.e. there are no empty links)?

LNK_A3i:

Are skip links present on every page?

LNK_A3ii:

Are skip links worded correctly e.g. “Skip to the content” or “Skip to main content”?

LNK_A3iii:

Are skip links visible?

LNK_A3iv:

Are skip links the first link on the page?

LNK_A3v:

Are skip links active (i.e. not broken)?

LNK_A3vi:

Does the skip link have an anchor on the page?

LNK_A4i:

Is the purpose of pagination links clear (i.e. a ‘Go to page:’ structural label prior to the pagination links is present)?

LNK_A4ii:

Is the purpose of alphabetised links clear (i.e. a ‘Go to page:’ structural label prior to the alphabetised links is present)?

LNK_A5:

Are links sufficiently distinguished from standard text (i.e. are links evident by more than just colour alone)?

LNK_A6:

Are all links coded in HTML (i.e. JavaScript links have not been used)?

Level AA

Text Content

TXT_AA1:

Has text been used in content and not images of text?

TXT_AA2:

Has foreign language [in page content] been marked up with the LANG attribute?

Headings

HED_AA1:

Have all headings been followed by appropriate page content?

Link Text

LNK_AA1i:

Are all pagination links consistent?

LNK_AA1ii:

Are all alphabetised links consistent?

LNK_AA2i:

Is link text colour contrast sufficient?

LNK_AA2ii:

Is in-line link formatting consistent?

LNK_AA2iii:

Are ‘Back to top’ links consistent?