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From: Steve Faulkner
Date: Apr 2, 2015 12:59PM

Hi Angela

From the HTML5 Recommendation
> There are currently no known implementations of the outline algorithm in graphical browsers or assistive technology user agents, although the algorithm is implemented in other software such as conformance checkers. Therefore the outline algorithm cannot be relied upon to convey document structure to users. Authors are advised to use heading rank (h1-h6) to convey document structure.

http://www.w3.org/TR/html/sections.html#outlines

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Further reading:
https://www.w3.org/wiki/HTML/Usage/Headings/h1only


Regards
Stevef co-editor HTML5

> On 2 Apr 2015, at 19:55, Angela French < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> Can anyone tell me please, what the screen reader support is these days for the html5 <section> and <article> elements?
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> 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.
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> Does the article tag require the use an h1 heading within it, or can it start with a lower level heading level?
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> How big a difference do the addition of <section> and <article> actually make in content comprehension for screen reader users?
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> Thank you so much!
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>
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> Angela French
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