Principles & Standards
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MSU Guidelines & Principles
- Statement of Encouragement
MSU's official statement on Web accessibility - Accessibility Guidelines for MSU Web Sites
Guidelines to assist in the development of accessible Web sites - Statement of Acceptable Use
The appropriate use of information technology at Michigan State University... - MSU's Technology-Related Guidelines & Policies
LC&T's central repository for Information Technology Guideline's and Policies..
W3C Guidelines & Standards
- Extensible HyperText Markup Language 1.0 (xHTML)
The standard markup language for Web documents... - Cascading Style Sheets 2.1 (CSS)
Controls typography, color, and other layout elements... - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG)
How to make Web content accessible to people with disabilities... - Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (ATAG)
How to make authoring tools accessible to people with disabilities... - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Working Draft
Draft version of WCAG 2.0 currently under development... - Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Working Draft
Draft version of ATAG 2.0 currently under development...
US Governmental Law
- Section 508 Web Site
- Section 508 and W3C Guidelines at MSU
- Comparison of Section 508 to W3C Guidelines by Dr. Sarah Swierenga
W3C - International Policies & Laws
- MSU values its International connections through education and commerce. Michigan State students are hired by companies around the globe. Each company must comply with the law of that country. Many countries have selected W3C as their legal standard. We need to prepare our students to understand and to support the creation of Web sites that are W3C compliant.
