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Re: which guideline to empty headers go against?

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From: Jonathan Cohn
Date: Nov 21, 2016 8:42PM

Sounds like a bad practice, but how do the screen readers treat these?

Best wishes,

Jonathan



> On Nov 21, 2016, at 6:20 PM, Angela French < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> I have always considered it an accessibility issue for a page to have empty headings such as <h2>&nbsp;</h2>
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> Does this break any particular guideline?
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> Angela French
> Internet/Intranet Specialist
> Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
> 360-704-4316
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