Web Standards

We have adopted standards to help ensure quality and provide a consistent user experience. Parts of our standards are based on established industry standards that are the benchmarks for accessible and usable Web sites.

Editorial Standards

The Editorial Standards guide describes the standards for creating and editing content for Duke Medicine Web sites.

Editorial Standards

Development Standards

This is the Development Standards document. It fully describes the details and requirements followed when building a Duke Medicine Web site.

Web Development Standards

Industry Standards

Our standards require that our sites comply with the following three standards. You can follow these links to see the on-line validation results for this site, and also learn more about each specification.

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