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From: Heather Parker
Date: Jan 14, 2011 2:03PM

I know this is probably a remedial question for most of you, but it is where I am.

From reading on the web, I understand that web editors should be using <Hn></Hn> in our html for the screen readers. In my particular case, our styles uses classes like "pageMainAreaHeader". Does a screen reader recognize that as a Header? Or should the <Hn></Hn> be used?

I also read that Hn can be styled so that the default isn't used. Has anyone done that? What does the entry in the style sheet look like for <H1>?

Thanks,

Heather Parker