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Web Site Ratings
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Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct - HONcode©
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The Health On the Net Foundation (HON) is based in Geneva,
Switzerland, and was established to "promote the effective and reliable use
of the new technologies for telemedicine in healthcare around the world."
It traces its origins to a conference on "The Use of the Internet and World-Wide Web for Telematics in Healthcare",
Geneva, Switzerland, September 7-8, 1995. The 60 conference participants
included some of the world's foremost experts on telemedicine, including:
U.S. heart surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey, physicians and professors, researchers
and senior representatives of the World Health Organisation (WHO), representatives
of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the European Laboratory
for Particle Physics (CERN), the European Commission, the National Library
of Medicine, and the G7-Global Healthcare Applications Project. Today,
HON has become one of most respected not-for-profit portals to medical information
on the Internet. Among HON's distinguishing features are two widely-used
medical search tools, MedHunt© and HONselect©, and the HON Code
of Conduct (HONcode©) for the provision of authoritative, trustworthy
Web-based medical information. Dr. Vani Bhatt's web site has been reviewed
by the Health On the Net Foundation, and has been certified to be in compliance
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World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - HTML 4.01
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W3C was founded in October 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee, inventor
of the Web, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Laboratory for
Computer Science [MIT/LCS] in collaboration with CERN, where the Web originated,
with support from DARPA and the European Commission. The W3C develops
interoperable technologies such as specifications, guidelines, software,
and tools. Documents published on the Advantify web site are verified
by the W3C's MarkUp Validation Service for conformance with the "HTML 4.01
Transitional" standard. |
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World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - WAI-AAA, WCAG 1.0
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W3C was founded in October 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee, inventor
of the Web, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Laboratory for
Computer Science [MIT/LCS] in collaboration with CERN, where the Web originated,
with support from DARPA and the European Commission. The W3C develops
interoperable technologies such as specifications, guidelines, software,
and tools. Documents published on the Advantify web site are verified
for conformance with the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG
1.0) at Conformance Level "Triple-A" with all Priority 1, 2, and 3 checkpoints
satisfied. |
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Bobby™ - WAI-AAA, WCAG 1.0 |
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Originally released in September 1996, Bobby™ is a comprehensive
web accessibility software tool that implements the W3C Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines (WCAG 1.0) to provide homepage and web site analysis support for
Internet/Web developers. It was developed by the Center for Applied
Special Technology (CAST) to help expose and repair barriers to accessibility
and encourage compliance with existing guidelines. Documents published
on the Advantify web site are tested using the Bobby™ software tool,
and verified for conformance with the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
(WCAG 1.0) at Conformance Level "Triple-A" with all Priority 1, 2, and 3
checkpoints satisfied.
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Bobby™ - Section 508
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Originally released in September 1996, Bobby™ is a comprehensive
web accessibility software tool that implements the W3C Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines (WCAG 1.0) to provide homepage and web site analysis support for
Internet/Web developers. It was developed by the Center for Applied
Special Technology (CAST) to help expose and repair barriers to accessibility
and encourage compliance with existing guidelines. Bobby™ was enhanced
by CAST in December 2001 to include support for the United States Section
508 standard. Documents published on the Advantify web site are tested
using the Bobby™ software tool, and verified for conformance with the United
States Section 508 standard.
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Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA)
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ICRA was
established in 1999, and is an independent, non-profit international organization
with offices in Washington, DC and Brighton, UK. Its membership consists
of Internet industry leaders who are committed to making the Internet safer
for children, while respecting the rights of content providers. It
owns and operates the ICRA labeling system which is based on the World Wide
Web Consortium (W3C)'s Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS) specification.
ICRA seeks to empower the public, especially parents, in making informed
decisions about electronic media by means of the open and objective labeling
of content. Documents published on the Advantify web site are "Labeled
with ICRA".
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SafeSurf
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SafeSurf
was founded in 1995, and the SafeSurf Rating Standard is a voluntary rating
system designed to protect children, as well as the first amendment rights
of their parents. The SafeSurf labeling system is based on the World
Wide Web Consortium (W3C)'s Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS)
specification. Documents published on the Advantify web site are "SafeSurf
Rated".
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Healthlinks Select Site
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This web site has been recognized as a "Healthlink Select
Site" and is featured in the Healthlinks directory of professional-level
health care web sites.
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