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From: Andrews, David B (DEED)
Date: Apr 2, 2015 12:12PM
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If the material is long and/or complex, different levels of navigation can be useful. It is a quick way for screen reader users to skip from section to section, or sub-section to sub-section, seeing what is there etc. Remember that heading navigation is governed by content. Think of it as an outline -- and you only put in what is governed by the content.
Dave
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Can anyone tell me please, what the screen reader support is these days for the html5 <section> and <article> elements?
We are coding for a redesign of our new site, and wondering about the use of heading levels within these elements. Rather than just one h1 heading on a page, in some instances it may support the content to have more than one. But if <section> and <article> aren't widely supported yet, I'm hesitant to go this route.
Does the article tag require the use an h1 heading within it, or can it start with a lower level heading level?
How big a difference do the addition of <section> and <article> actually make in content comprehension for screen reader users?
Thank you so much!
Angela French
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