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From: Karlen Communications
Date: Sep 2, 2011 4:57AM

I would add that heading levels are important to understanding how the
content is organized. There is nothing more frustrating than being on a web
page or opening a document and having everything at Heading 6 or H6 simply
because the document designer like the look of that heading level.

The new draft Section 508 that has been commented on...and for which we are
awaiting the next draft....has as part of its criteria that heading levels
in document be correct and hierarchical as part of the navigational
structure.

I think if you are advocating headings the heading level needs to be part of
that.

For me there isn't a "more important" when looking at heading text or level;
both provide equal navigational information in a document.

Cheers, Karen