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Web, Document, and Accessibility Standards

These Web, Document, and Accessibility Standards for the California Department of Education are based upon industry best practices, mandates (such as California Government Code Section 7405, federal sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA]), and styles and practices specific to the CDE. There is an expectation that CDE staff, its contractors, and anyone else doing work on behalf of the CDE will comply with them.

  1. Accessibility
  2. MS Word (Updated 25-Apr-2025)
  3. MS Excel (Updated 25-Apr-2025)
  4. MS PowerPoint (Updated 25-Apr-2025)
  5. PDF (Updated 25-Apr-2025)
  6. Draft Web Page and Website
  7. Forms and Templates (Added 05-Feb-2024)
  8. Style Manual
  9. Maintenance, Upkeep, & Quality Assurance Standards
  10. Web Content Approval, Department of Education Administrative Manual (DEAM), Section 3900 (PDF; 68KB; 11pp.)
  11. Intranet Content Approval Standards (CDE Intranet)
  12. Security Standards for Web Applications
  13. Application Development Standards
    1. Please refer to the WebART web page for more details on the WebART team and review process.
  14. External Web Page and Application Design Standards
  15. Video & Other Multimedia Standards

References for MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, and Form and Template Standards (Updated 25-Apr-2025)

Questions:   Web Services Office | tsdweb@cde.ca.gov
Last Reviewed: Friday, April 25, 2025
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