CLF 2.0 Toolbox

Table of Contents

• CLF 2.0 Template and Technical Guide
• Sample Treatments of CLF 2.0 Requirements
  • Part 1: Standard on Domain Names
  • Part 2: Standard on the Accessibility, Interoperability and Usability of Web sites
  • Part 3: Standard on Common Web Page Formats
  • Part 4: Standard on Email
• General Information
• Content Authoring
• Development and Migration
• Layout and Design
• Scripts and Dynamic Pages
• Specifications, recommendations, and guidelines
  • Government of Canada
  • W3C - Technologies
  • W3C - WAI
  • Other
• Tools

Sample Treatments of CLF 2.0 Requirements

Part 1: Standard on Domain Names

No samples for Standard on Domain Names

Part 2: Standard on the Accessibility, Interoperability and Usability of Web sites

• Accessibility Notice
• Accessibility Notice on the "Help" page
• Alternative format - Sample treatment of multimedia files
• Alternative format - Sample treatment of non-XHTML documents

Part 3: Standard on Common Web Page Formats

• Accessibility Features Statement
• Change Language Script Examples
• Contact Us Page Example
• Copyright / Permission to Reproduce Notice
• Government of Canada Privacy Notices
• Help Page Example
• Help Page Example: Client-side CSS for enhancing accessibility
• Hyperlinking Notice
• Official Languages Notice
• Personal Information Collection Statement
• Search Page Example
• Secure Session Exit Notice
• Third-Party Liability Disclaimer

Part 4: Standard on Email

• Email Signature Block Examples

General Information

• Exemption mechanism
• Implementation of new CLF 2.0 Standards - Questions and Answers
• Access to Information and Privacy - Guidelines for Privacy Breaches

Content Authoring

• Designing Web content for persons with disabilities
• ISO-8859-1 Character entities
• Text Equivalent Repository
• Writing effective Web documents
• ISO 639-2 Language Code List

Development and Migration

• Alternatives for Deprecated Elements and Attributes
• CSS – Frequently asked questions
• CSS - Browser support for CSS 1.0 properties
• Making forms accessible
• Making tables accessible
• Migrating to XHTML 1.0 Strict
• Document Type Definition (DTD)
• Replacing Radio buttons with Selects

Layout and Design

• Accessible initiative link solution
• CSS – Common CSS solutions
• Examples of accessible design
• Examples of inaccessible design
• How to align text, images and form controls
• How to indent text, images and form controls
• Proper usage of "Top of Page" links
• Wrapping text around images and tables
• Federal Identity Program (FIP)

Scripts and Dynamic Pages

• Change Language Script Examples
• Defining the JavaScript issue for accessibility
• Solutions to common problems: CLF compliance problems with Apache Struts

Specifications, recommendations, and guidelines

Government of Canada

• Government of Canada Metadata Implementation Guidelines for Web Resource Discovery, 5th edition, December 2006
• TBITS 39: Treasury Board Information Management Standard, Part 1: Government On-Line Metadata Standard
• Federal Identity Program Policy
• Federal Identity Program Policy, Appendix A - Official Languages
• Federal Identity Program (FIP) Links
• Directive on the Use of Official Languages on Web Sites
• Directive on the Use of Official Languages in Electronic Communications

W3C - Technologies

• XHTML 1.0: The Extensible HyperText Markup Language - A Reformulation of HTML 4 in XML 1.0
• HTML Compatibility Guidelines (XHTML 1.0: The Extensible HyperText Markup Language)
• Cascading Style Sheets, level 1
• Cascading Style Sheets, level 2
• Cascading Style Sheets, level 2 - Full property table
• Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) 1.0 Specification
• Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL 2.0) Specification

W3C - WAI

• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
• Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
• Techniques for WCAG 2.0
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Documents
• Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
• Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
• User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
• User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
• Evaluation and Report Language (EARL) 1.0 Schema
• Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) Version 1.0
• Web Accessibility for Older Users: A Literature Review

Other

• Accessible Digital Media: Design Guidelines for Electronic Publications, Multimedia and the Web - NCAM
• Effective Colour Contrast - Lighthouse
• Making Text Legible - Lighthouse

Tools

• W3C Markup Validation Service
• W3C CSS Validation Service
• W3C Link Checker
• Semantic Data Extractor
• FEED Validation Service (RSS or Atom Feed)
• Functional Accessibility Evaluator - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• HTML TIDY - Clean up your Web pages with HTML TIDY
• Media Access Generator (MAGpie)
• Colour Contrast Check
• Vischeck: About Vischeck