C55 Biography directory

C55 Biography directory component displays information about a team member, such as specialty, title, phone, fax, email, location or other relevant details.

Component requirements

Required:

• Grid number of columns: Dropdown. 2/3/4/5/6. Default: 4.
• Headline tag: Dropdown. H2/H3/H4/P/C03-Headline. Default: P.

Additional component notes:

• Biography profiles are pulled from a central directory and can be selected using the profile selector to control which profiles are displayed.

Content guidance

Use this component for individual bios. For a group of enterprise or hospital leaders, use C56 biography grid.

The C55 biography does not have a built-in title component, so be sure to introduce this section with an H1 or H2 tag. See an example on this biography page.

Content

• Content should be analogous from one bio to the next.
• Name is required, all else optional
• Optional information can include:
  • Specialty
  • Title (use title case for titles)
  • Phone
  • Fax (can distinguish it's a fax)
  • Email
  • Locations
  • Additional information: all remaining bio copy (e.g., degrees, school attended, misc. bio information)
• On the corporate site, bio copy uses first names, i.e. “Brett has...” 

ADA requirements

• CTA should have descriptive, helpful link text instead of generic phrases like "Read More" or "Learn More"
• Images should include alt text, or be marked decorative if they don’t convey important information.

Component examples

Example: Showing a C55 component displaying multiple profiles with different information options enabled to illustrate flexibility.