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From: Swift, Daniel P.
Date: Jan 4, 2023 5:51AM

I'sll add to this in saying that (IMO) it would make sense if the H1 is immediately followed by an H2. I could envision a scenario where the H1 is the name of the organization and the H2 might be something like “Current Employment Opportunities”.

Daniel Swift, MBA
Director of Web Communications
University Communications and Marketing
West Chester University
610.738.0589

From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of Mark Magennis
Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2023 7:28 AM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] [EXTERNAL] Heading without contents

I agree with you. This could be confusing. It could confuse sighted users who may wonder why the content is missing. It could confuse screen reader users even more because they may wonder whether the content is missing or whether it is there but just not being read by the screen reader. I would suggest a text para saying there is no information available but as specific as possible, e.g. "there are no employment records for this employee".

Mark

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Sent: Wednesday 4 January 2023 12:16
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] [WebAIM] Heading without contents

Hello everyone,

A very good morning and happy new year 2023.

Let me go straight into the question. Suppose if there is a heading but there is no content below it and the heading is also an h1, the top-level heading in the page. I believe this is not a good practice to have a heading without any content below it. Do I sound reasonable?
and avoiding heading without content below it is a best practice?

Appreciate each opinion and corrections.


Regards,
Alysa.