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Re: Headings: requirements vs best practices

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From: Andrew Kirkpatrick
Date: Jun 21, 2016 1:09PM

I love easy questions - the answer is no to all four questions.


AWK

>Can someone help resolve the questions we've been tussling with concerning headings:
>
> 1. Is it a legal requirement (section 508) that each web page have at least one H1 heading?
> 2. Is it a legal requirement (section 508) that each web page have at most one H1 heading?
> 3. Does WCAG 2.0 level AA require that each web page have at least one H1 heading?
> 4. Does WCAG 2.0 level AA require that each web page have at most one H1 heading?
>
>I want to ask similar questions about the ordering of headings at other levels, but let me start with H1 to begin with.
>
>Thanks,
>
>A
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