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Re: DHS Trusted Tester test conditions: Headings

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From: Mark Magennis
Date: Feb 16, 2022 9:29AM

As Patrick says, the trusted tester test is failed if there are visual headings that are not programmatically defined.

But IMHO this is a bad rule. It is often very useful to add visually hidden headings in order to convey structure that is already conveyed visually by means other than text headings. This enables screen reader users to understand the structure and navigate quickly to sections of content. Headings that are extremely important for screen reader users may be visually unnecessary, jarring, or otherwise unwanted by UX designers.

Mark