This section presents technical design, coding and graphic production standards and recommendations that are useful when the Web site is being built. Whenever possible, practical guidance is provided on how to apply these standards and recommendations.

Web accessibility

Special attention needs to be given to accessibility in the development of Web sites to ensure they are usable by people with different types of disabilities and using a wide range of assistive technologies. It is much more productive to consider this aspect at the start of a project rather than modify an inaccessible site once published.