Longwood UniversityCompliance Checklist
Updated: January 14, 2004


The following checklist explains the necessary compliance guidelines for the tier in which the site resides. Please use this as a reference tool when developing or revising Longwood University affiliated web pages.

Tier 1: Sites that serve as main entry points (Home page, Prospective Students, etc.)
Tier 2: Sites for units directly managed by a Senior Officer (Colleges, Administration)
Tier 3: Sites for reporting units (departments, special programs)
Tier 4: Sites for personal use (pages maintained by faculty and staff, both university and non-university related)

X - Indicates the guideline is required.
O - Indicates the guideline is strongly recommended.

GUIDELINES
TIER
1
2
3
4
Any external advertising has been approved by the Chief Information Officer (CIO)
X
X
X
X
Web page filenames must have .htm or .html extensions and be less than 31 characters long (including the extension)
X
X
X
X
Image file names must have .gif or .jpg extensions (usually .gif for line-art and .jpg for photographic images)
X
X
X
X
File names may not contain any "illegal" characters or certain file extensions *more info
X
X
X
X
Conforms to ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessibility requirements *more info
X
X
X
O
Is accessible by both Internet Explorer and Netscape browsers (Version 4 and above recommended)
X
X
X
O
Uses titles and/or navigational aids to indicate the visitor's location within the Longwood University web site
X
X
X
O
Designed for viewing in various screen resolutions
X
X
X
O
Designed for viewing at various bandwidth connection speeds or provide an alternative for low-bandwidth users
X
X
X
O
Must provide an alternate method for users to view important information or links if using Flash or other technologies not completely supported
X
X
X
O
Must be able to use "Back" button or another clearly visible method to return to previously viewed pages
X
X
X
O
Date last modified appears on any time-sensitive material
X
X
X
O
Site home page contains contact information (phone, fax, email, mailing address, physical address) for the unit
X
X
X
O
Site home page contains a link to Longwood University's home page
X
X
X
 
All pages in the site link back to the site's home page
X
X
X
 
Has consistent navigation options
X
X
X
  
Complies with Longwood University style manual regarding Longwood colors, color hues and maintains a coordinated identity for the University
X
O
O
 

Site's home page contains a link to Longwood University 's Privacy statement
X
O
O
 
Site's home page contains a copyright notice
X
O
O
 
Site's home page is named index.htm
O
O
O
O
All pages are accompanied by the official disclaimer that the page contents are not routinely regulated and do not necessarily reflect the views of Longwood University
 
 
 
O