There are 30 elements in our criteria worth either one (1) or none (0). If you can answer yes to the criteria question, then place a one (1) in the box. If you answer no, then
place a zero (0) in the box. An additional 15 points (the last section) may be earned for a perfect score of 45. Elements which result in an automatic disqualification (DQ) are
noted below.
In the event of a DQ, please proceed to complete the scoring and indicate the DQ in the comments section. We will inform the author and if corrected will proceed to finalize the
application for our judges.
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Do pages and graphics (descriptive information for text browsers or readers) view correctly in Internet Explorer, Netscape, Opera and non graphic browsers? Most current browser version at the
time of review, excluding pre releases and beta versions. |
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Do Elements perform as expected - for example, textual, visual and audio, interactive features, pages that users might wish to print or interactive features which accommodate low level
perceptual, cognitive and motor operators? |
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Are most links working within a site, particularly internal links and are external links purposeful and supportive of the site content? |
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Is technology used as an effective means to an end and do interactive or multimedia features support the content of the site? |
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Does the site encourage classroom teachers, students and the general public to share how they have incorporated the sites information? An example is a forum. Another would be a link with a
citation. |
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Has an apparent effort been made to accommodate visitors who are color blind or have vision difficulties? An example would be the proper display of the A-Prompt logo or the ability of the viewer
to use alternative fonts and font size. |
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Can a visitor navigate the site without a mouse? |
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Will the site view the same in 800x600 and 1024x768 resolutions? |
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Does the front page (index) loading encourage a
visitor to venture beyond the introduction? |
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If there was no navigation scheme present could a visitor still find their way around the site? Example: links are meaningful or informative. |
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Is information about a person, place or thing unique or provide a new or different perspective? |
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Does the site appear to be maintained and updated periodically? An example would be a date stamp, an award or award recipient added, a site section revision or addition and referenced material is
current, not stale. Updating should be within the past six months. |
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Can the site show an awareness of internet safety issues? |
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Is there evidence of creativity and flair? Examples would be original poetry or short stories and graphic creations. Flair would include the authors approach to bridging the gap between hearing
and deaf visitors.. |
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Is there interactiveness? Examples are a quiz about the site content, feed back about the sites purpose or similar and VRML. |
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Does the site encourage users to find answers to questions using the resources of the site? |
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Do the pages demonstrate the promotion of inclusive approaches, ensuring accessibility for all? |
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Does the web site demonstrate a partnership with parents, schools, children, other web masters and the general public? |
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Would a teacher, student or lecturer want to use and adapt the web sites material in lessons? |
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Is there sufficient material to make the visit worth while? An example would be web masters resource which has tutorials, examples, links which support opinions and a forum to discuss
accessibility considerations. |