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Re: Links as headings

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From: Rakesh P
Date: Sep 19, 2014 12:00PM

Exactly Sailesh. I second.


On 9/19/14, Sailesh Panchang < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Hi Rakesh,
> That's why I said that's not correct markup. And as a user, when I see
> aset of links one after the other marked up as h4 etc. I suspect
> there's more to it and guess that they may be expandable!
> It is right to use aria-expanded (along with a visual cue to convey
> state) but if the links make up a group, they should merely be marked
> up as a llist with no headings.
> The expanded content may have a separate heading using h<n> and be
> within a region.
> Sailesh
> On 9/19/14, Rakesh P < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>> In this example <h5> holds a link and if these links have expand
>> collapse functionality they can be headings, but I am little
>> uncomfortable when the links are collapsed.
>> When the links are collapsed having aria-expanded state is used
>> screen readers may read as follows.
>>
>> heading level 5 link 1 collapsed.
>> heading level 5 link 2 collapsed.
>> code for this will be.
>> <h5><a href="link1.html" aria-expanded="false">link 1</a></h5>
>> <h5><a href="link2.html" aria-expanded="false">link 2</a></h5>
>> In this case I have two level five headings with no section content .
>> When the same links are expanded as code below, I am comfortable
>> having headings.
>> <h5><a href="link1.html" aria-expanded="true">Link 1</a></h5>
>> <p>some content or links</p>
>> <h5><a href="link2.html" aria-expanded="true">Link 2</a></h5>
>> <p>Some content or links</p>
>> Any thoughts on this.
>>
>> Thanks & Regards
>> Rakesh
>>
>>
>> On 9/17/14, Weissenberger, Todd M < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>>> Some of our partners are using heading levels on certain groups of
>>> links.
>>> It might look like:
>>>
>>> <h4>Links</h4>
>>> <h5><a href="">Link</h5>
>>> <h5><a href="">Link</h5>
>>> <h5><a href="">Link</h5>
>>> <h5><a href="">Link</h5>
>>>
>>> Any comment on this practice?
>>>
>>> T.M. Weissenberger
>>> Web Accessibility Coordinator
>>> University of Iowa
>>> <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>>> 319-384-3323
>>>
>>> >>> >>> >>>
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