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What's in a name? The good, the bad and the ugly of choosing a non-standard McGill URL

31 Oct 2022

Domains are an important part of our online brand. When people navigate to a McGill URL, they believe they've reached an official McGill website that meets our standards and policies....

New Web Services course: WS 106 : Web Accessibility

7 Feb 2022

On July 17, 2018, the Gouvernement du Québec released a new web accessibility standard, the Standard sur l'accessibilité des sites Web (SGQRI 008 2.0), replacing the 2011 standards: SGQRI 008-01,...

Website accessibility in Quebec – Legal requirements at a glance

21 Jun 2021

This article, published in 2021, provides an overview of legal requirements for website accessibility in Quebec. In 2024, these requirements were augmented by changes introduced when the Standard...

Webforms, Microsoft Forms and Data Collection on the WMS

21 Jun 2021

Online forms are convenient for students and administrators and an important sustainability strategy in the effort to reduce the amount of paper used at McGill. From online concerts and event...

Free refreshers!

7 Jan 2021

Starting now, web content creators will need to take refresher modules for WS-100 Writing for the Web and WS-101 McGill Digital Standards every 2 years....

Web accessibility made simple: WCAG 2.0 AA explained, part 3

17 Dec 2020

Guideline 1.3: Adaptable Create content that can be presented in different ways (for example simpler layout) without losing information or structure  

Web accessibility made simple: WCAG 2.0 AA explained, part 2

26 Nov 2020

Guidelines 1.2: Time based media Provide alternatives for time based media  

What's your role in McGill's web community?

17 Nov 2020

When visiting our websites, it's important that our audiences have positive experiences that are welcoming, accessible, and answer their needs....

Web accessibility made simple: WCAG 2.0 AA explained

30 Oct 2020

Did you know that accessibility is built-in to McGill’s digital standards? The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is an internationally recognized set of guidelines to ensure accessibility...

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