Website Accreditations

Below are some of the awards and accreditations we have received for our website. We are striving to implement best practice and adhere to the local government guidelines for Internet content. If you have seen an error on the web site, would you please provide us with the details by using the Feedback Form at the bottom of each page.

Internet Crystal Mark

Our website received the Internet Crystal Mark by the Plain English Campaign in November 2005.

This means the Plain English Campaign have examined the contents, design and layout of our site and are satisfied that it meets their high standards for quality and readability.

"On the whole, your site is well written and shows an obvious commitment to plain English. Your target audience is the general public and we feel that your language and style are appropriate for that audience." Plain English Campaign, 2005.

The Plain English Campaign will continue to review our website on a regular basis and provide us with on-going suggestions for improvement.

For more information about the Plain English Campaign's Internet Crystal Mark scheme, please visit their website at: http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/

World Wide Web Consortium HTML 4.01

Most of our website is created using approved HTML 4.01 code. This compliance links in with the W3C accessibility standards. For more information on this standard go to http://validator.w3.org/about.html

World Wide Web Consortium XHTML 1.0

A large proportion of our website is created using approved XHTML code. This compliance links in with the W3C accessibility standards. For more information on this standard go to http://validator.w3.org/about.html

World Wide Web Consortium CSS

Our website uses W3C valid cascading style sheets. For more information on this standard go to http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator

Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)

Level Triple-A conformance icon, W3C-WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0

Our home page at http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/ and most content pages now conform to WAI AAA accessibility standards; depending on the tool used, the site conforms to WAI AA standards. We are working hard to ensure all content conforms to the highest standards. For more information on these standards go to http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG1-Conformance.html

Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA)

Our website uses the ICRA standard allowing the public to make informed decisions about electronic media by means of the open and objective labelling of content. For more information on this standard go to http://www.fosi.org/icra/

Watchfire WebXACT

Most of our content pages pass the accessibility checks performed by WebXACT from Watchfire (Previously known as Bobby). WebXACT is a free online service that lets you test single pages of web content for quality, accessibility, and privacy issues. For more information go to http://www-01.ibm.com/software/rational/offerings/websecurity/

Last Updated: 01 December 05,
Review Date: 20 September 2005

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