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Web Accessibility Standards
| Section (Heading) |
Old Standard | New Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Web Accessibility Standards | N/A |
April 2, 2009 |
| Web Accessibility Standards (Other Resources) |
N/A | April 3, 2009 WebXact / Bobby Online Validator |
Web Design Standards Changes
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Old Standard | New Standard |
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N/A |
Replaced Additional Information sections with new Related Content sections. | |
| Color | Shading Alternating Table RowsShading may be added to alternating table rows to help distinguish information on lengthy tables. Only the light site color for the Intranet, or the light site color for appropriate Internet topic area (see below) can be used to highlight alternating table rows. The text on the light site color must be black. Refer to the Tables section of the Web Design Standards for more information. Intranet Web Site ColorsDark Color Hex: #364965 Internet Web Site ColorsThe CDE Web site is divided into eight topic areas, each with pre-defined authorized colors: Curriculum & Instruction Dark Color Hex: #000099 Testing & AccountabilityDark Color Hex: #663300 Professional DevelopmentDark Color Hex: ##000000
Finance & GrantsDark Color Hex: #336600 Data & StatisticsDark Color Hex: #990000 Learning SupportDark Color Hex: #666699
Specialized ProgramsDark Color Hex: #666600 ResourcesDark Color Hex: #000066 |
Shading Alternating Table RowsShading may be added to alternating table rows to help distinguish information on lengthy tables. Only the shadow color for the Intranet, or the shadow color for appropriate Internet topic area (see below) can be used to highlight alternating table rows. The text on the shadow color must be black. Refer to the Tables section of the Web Design Standards for more information. Intranet Web Site ColorsDark Color Hex: #000066 Internet Web Site ColorsThe CDE Web site is divided into topic areas, each with pre-defined authorized colors: ARRADark Color Hex: #003366 Board of EducationDark Color Hex: #000099 Curriculum & InstructionDark Color Hex: #000099 Data & StatisticsDark Color Hex: #990000 Executive OfficeDark Color Hex: #006666 Finance & GrantsDark Color Hex: #336600 Learning SupportDark Color Hex: #666699
News RoomDark Color Hex: #006666 NCLBDark Color Hex: #000099 Professional DevelopmentDark Color Hex: #000000 Resources (Base)Dark Color Hex: #000066 Specialized ProgramsDark Color Hex: #666600 Testing & AccountabilityDark Color Hex: #663300 |
| Link Notations |
Calendar event title (iCal) | Link to an iCalendar event/appointment. |
| Link Notations (Hyperlinks on a CDE Intranet Web Page) |
Calendar event title (iCal; Revised 01-Jan-2007) | Link to an iCalendar event/appointment with an optional correction notation. |
| Images | N/A | FaviconThe only favicon that can be used for CDE Web sites is the red schoolhouse favicon. |
Web Documents, Section 2 All Web Documents Must |
N/A | Add to Section 5c:
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| Web Document Metadata (Funding-related Web Documents) |
Questions About Funding Metadata Contact Kent Wong, Funding Master Plan, Fiscal and Administrative Services Division at 916-323-1544. |
Questions About Funding MetadataContact the Funding Team, Fiscal and Administrative Services Division at DL-FMP@cde.ca.gov or 916-323-1544. |
| Miscellaneous | N/A | iCalendar (.ics) FilesiCalendar files may be uploaded to CDE Web sites. They may only be linked from Web pages. iCalendar files and associated links to them must be removed from Web pages when the iCalendar file is for a past event. |
| Exceptions | N/A | Test QuestionsTest questions that are either facsimile sample questions or released test questions from previous exams, may be posted on CDE Web sites with underlined text. |
Web Application Development Standards
| Section (Heading) |
Old Standard | New Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Web Application Development Standards (Development Technology...) |
Microsoft ASP.Net 3.5 (LINQ functionality may be allowed with prior approval from CDE) |
Microsoft ASP.Net 3.5 |
| Web Application Development Standards (Database Standards) |
Microsoft SQL Server 2005, or higher, is required if a database is used. | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is required if a database is used. |
External Web Page and Application Design Standards
| Section (Heading) |
Old Standard | New Standard |
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| External Web Page and Application Design Standards | N/A | April 16, 2009 Fixed Broken link |
| External Web Page and App Stds. Adopted 3-1-09 | N/A |
April 2, 2009 |
