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Re: Left Column and Heading Level Order

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From: David Ashleydale
Date: Jul 6, 2012 3:36PM

On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 2:25 PM, James Nurthen < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> WCAG2 H42 has example 2 which covers this exact scenario
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG-TECHS/H42.html


Yes, and that's one of the things that was confusing me. The "sufficient"
technique you linked to above has an example where the Hs are not in order.
However, there is also an "advisory" technique (
http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20120103/G141) that specifies
putting the headings in order and not skipping levels.

Since this is just advisory though, I assume it means that a web page
author can claim WCAG Level A conformance and not do it.

Still, it seems like a good thing to strive for.

Thanks,
David