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Re: headings for links list

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From: Tania
Date: May 16, 2011 7:27PM

if it is a long list of links would like a heading
cheers
tania
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From: "Angela French" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 5:10 AM
Subject: [WebAIM] headings for links list


> Today I realized how hard it is to find something specific within the WCAG
> 2.0!
>
> Can anyone tell me if there is anything that indicates that a heading
> should be used to introduce a list of links that would reside in the
> content of a page (as opposed to providing a heading on a navigation
> menu)? I thought there was, but now that I am looking for it
> specifically, it eludes me.
>
> To those of you who are screen readers, how important is it to you that a
> list of links have some sort of introductory heading, as opposed to
> discovering the nature of the links list by its context in the page
> content?
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> Angela French
> Internet Specialist
> State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
> 360-704-4316
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
> http://www.checkoutacollege.com<;http://www.checkoutacollege.com/>;
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