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Re: Heading without contents

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From: allyssa jessicon
Date: Jan 4, 2023 6:48AM

Thanks for the quick responses. Missed to add, the h1 is a hidden heading.

On 1/4/23, Karen McCall < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> On the other hand, you might have an H1 on one page to introduce a chapter
> and the chapter content begins on the next page. I've seen this frequently
> in reports and publications. The heading is on a page of its own and the
> content begins on the next page. The content can start with a paragraph or
> another heading/H2.
>
> I'm reading a technical manual at the moment that is structured this way.
>
> It depends on the design of the publication and that each chapter title is
> on its own page. There would be a consistency to the layout/structure of the
> publication.
>
> As someone using adaptive technology, a screen reader, I would be able to
> move from that heading 1 to the next piece of content easily in the
> document.
>
> Cheers, Karen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> Swift, Daniel P.
> Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2023 7:51 AM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] [EXTERNAL] Heading without contents
>
> I'll 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
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum
> < <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >>
> On Behalf Of allyssa jessicon
> Sent: Wednesday 4 January 2023 12:16
> To: <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> 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.
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