- From: Loretta Guarino Reid <lorettaguarino@google.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:07:10 -0700
- To: Bim.Egan@rnib.org.uk
- Cc: public-comments-wcag20@w3.org
On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 11:15 AM, WCAG 2.0 Comment Form <nobody@w3.org> wrote: > > > Name: Bim Egan > Email: Bim.Egan@rnib.org.uk > Affiliation: RNIB > Document: TD > Item Number: H42 > Part of Item: Examples > Comment Type: technical > Summary of Issue: Example shows questionable implementation > Comment (Including rationale for any proposed change): > Example 1 of heading code shows <h2> used for the heading immediately above the main content. > > "<h2>All about headings</h2> > > <!-- Text, images, other material making up the main content... -->" > > > > Rationale: > > Unles H1 heading levels are used to signal the beginning of main content, screen reader users, who are the main beneficiaries of structural headings), will have to work out, by trial and error, which of the marked up headings is the one at the start of main content. > > > > Proposed Change: > <!-- Logo, banner graphic, search form, etc. --> > > <h2>Navigation</h2> > > <ul> > > <li><a href="about.htm">About us</a></li> > > <li><a href="contact.htm">Contact us</a></li> > > ... > > </ul> > > <h1>All about headings</h1> > > <!-- Text, images, other material making up the main content... --> > > > > ================================ Response from the Working Group ================================ We have added the RNIB article as an additional resource for this success criterion. Success criterion 1.3.1 doesn't require that headings be used in any particular way, only that when headings are used, they can be programmatically determined. Success criterion 2.4.10 (Section Headings) directs authors to use headings to organize page content. G141, Organizing a page using headings, is a sufficient technique for SC 2.4.10 and explains that headings should follow the structure of the document and nest properly. However, it should be noted that although proper nesting is sufficient it is not required to meet this SC. We have added G141 as an advisory technique to Understanding SC 1.3.1 and as a related technique to H42. Loretta Guarino Reid, WCAG WG Co-Chair Gregg Vanderheiden, WCAG WG Co-Chair Michael Cooper, WCAG WG Staff Contact On behalf of the WCAG Working Group
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