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Standards
The Bladder & Bowel Health Website has been designed with standards in mind - from both technical and legal perspectives:
Accessibility standards
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0
This site has been designed to meet or exceed the requirements of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) where possible.
Some pages on the site meet all Priority 1, 2 and 3 checkpoints, with some meeting all Priority 1 and 2 checkpoints only. We intend to improve accessibility further over time.
Legislative requirements
Disability Discrimination Act
The Bladder & Bowel Health Website is a service covered by the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), so it must be designed to be accessible to all users. We have used Web standards and designed the site to help maximise accessibility.
Privacy Act
The Privacy Act sets out clear guidelines on how Web sites must protect the privacy of users. Our privacy policy has more details on the Act and how the Bladder & Bowel Health Website protects your privacy.
Web standards
XHTML 1.0 Strict
eXtensible HyperText Mark-up Language (XHTML 1.0) is a new standard in Web delivery, aimed at replacing the original HyperText Mark-up Language (HTML). XHTML is a hybrid of XML (eXtensible Mark-up Language) and HTML 4.0.
XHTML 1.0 Strict provides for clear separation of presentation and structure, making maintenance of Web pages easier and helping to minimise the download time for pages on the site. It also provides better browser compatibility and accessibility for all users.
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Level 2
Cascading Style Sheets are used on the Bladder & Bowel Health Website to apply styles to XHTML documents. Style sheets are designed to provide a consistent look throughout the entire site, and separate the presentation of content from its structure. Additionally, they help minimise the download time for pages on the site.
Recommended browsers
We recommend you use a browser that supports Web standards.
The Bladder & Bowel Health Website has been tested with the following browsers which support numerous Web standards including CSS, XHTML, and the DOM (a universal means of controlling the behavior of Web pages):
- Netscape v7 or higher (all platforms), Mozilla Firefox (Windows or Mac OS X), Galeon (Linux GNOME Desktop) or other browser stemming from the Mozilla.org project.
- Opera v8 or higher (Windows, Linux)
- Apple Safari (Mac OS X)
- Konqueror (Linux KDE Desktop)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer v6 or higher (Windows)
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of browsers that support Web standards, nor a test of browser compliance, nor a side-by-side comparison of various manufacturers' browsers.
Older browsers can still be used to access the site, but are not recommended.