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Re: Heading structure

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Mar 9, 2019 4:35AM

Incorrectly set heading levels are generally a 1.3.1 issue.

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On 09/03/2019 11:34, Barry Hill wrote:
> Hi all
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> I'm struggling to find a WCAG 2.1 success criteria for a correctly nested
> heading structure.
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> For the h1 heading, although it is generally used for skip links, I believe
> that we can use success Criterion 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A):
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> "A mechanism is available to bypass blocks of content that are repeated on
> multiple Web pages."
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> For the heading structure, can I be very literal with Success Criterion
> 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A):
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> "Information, structure, and relationships conveyed through presentation
> can be programmatically determined or are available in text."
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> My thinking is that each level of heading is related to the higher level in
> a hierarchy.
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> So as to not add needlessly to the number of emails in the list, I thank you
> in anticipation.
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> Cheers
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> Barry
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