Questions to Answer

• Is the audience of this page prospective students? If not determine if this page should be on the portal.
• Is there a call to action on this page? If not, should there be?

Content & Style

• Proofread content
• Check all links
• Test all form functionality

Validation

• Test markup validity
• Test CSS validity

Accessibility

• See WebAIM’s section 508 checklist for detailed information
• Test compliance
• Each non-text element has a text equivalent (ex: alt tags for images)
• Video files and audio has captions
• Any information conveyed with color is also conveyed without color
• The page is still readable with the style sheet turned off
• Tables have row and column headers
• Any frame in the page is given a title that describes the frame’s purpose or content
•  When pages utilize scripting languages to display content, or to create interface elements, the information provided by the script shall be identified with functional text that can be read by assistive technology.
• If page requires a plugin, a link to the plugin must also be provided
• Form elements have labels or a descriptive title attribute
• If there are repetitive lists or navigation elements, a link is provided to skip over the elements
• If there is no other way to make content on the page accessible, a text only version of the page should be created

SEO

• These are optional items to serve as guidance relating to SEO
• A Meta Description is included on the page 
• Page title includes keywords
• Page title is under 70 characters long
• Keyword is used in headings where appropriate
• URLs are reader friendly & include a keyword
  
• Filename of images are descriptive rather than random
• Test Web Page Speed & make improvements if needed

Browser Compatibility

Test this page on the following browsers with javascript enabled & disabled.

• Google Chrome (latest version – Mac & PC)
• Mozilla Firefox (latest version – Mac & PC)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 9
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
• Safari (latest version – Mac & PC)
• Opera (latest version Mac & PC
• If this is a responsive design, test the responsive design (optional tool)