Before checking web sites, the following questions may be used to check whether the information on the web site is balanced.
Are materials:
User friendly and professionally polished?
Clear, concise, appropriate, and comprehensive?
Considerate of different communication options and approaches?
Respectful of individuals who are deaf/hard of hearing and members of the Deaf community?
Available to both families and professionals in multiple formats or multi-media for different reading levels, learning styles and languages?
Contemporary, accurate and connnected to community values?
Inclusive of contacts for local and national information?
Labeled with source (author, producer, organization) and date created?
Developed and/or approved by a diverse group of users (families, professionals, inviduals who are deaf/hard of hearing, multicultural representatives)?
Thanks to CENTe-R for providing questions.
