Website Requirements

Texas A&M is a public university, and our content must be accessible to visitors using assistive technologies. Key Public Entry Point (KPEP) websites must include required links and approved link text. The links should be present on each page of the site (e.g., in the footer). See Texas A&M KPEP websites. The university strives be in compliance with Section 508 standards for web-based intranet and internet information and applications.

University websites must adhere to the following web coding best practices:

• Use good semantic HTML to structure web pages
• Consistently use alt text for images
• Caption all videos
• Do not use images or colors as sole conveyors of information
• Use tables for data presentation only

As you design, build and add content to your websites, and familiarize yourself with website accessibility standards, best practices, and code standards using the resources below.

• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
• Web Accessibility Tutorials
• WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind)
• WAI-ARIA Overview
• Notes on Using ARIA in HTML

Website Branding Requirements

The following are baseline requirements for branding service or event websites for colleges, departments and conferences.

College website

• Texas A&M logo must be used
• Brand colors must be used
• Brand fonts or web equivalents must be used
• The Texas A&M logo should link back to www.tamu.edu
• Required footer links must be used

Department website

• Texas A&M logo must be used
• Brand colors must be used
• Brand fonts or web equivalents must be used
• The Texas A&M logo should link back to www.tamu.edu

Conference, service and event websites

• Texas A&M University must be referenced