HTML
This technique relates to:
The objective of this technique is to use section headings to convey the structure of the content. Heading markup can be used:
Headings are designed to convey logical hierarchy. Skipping levels in the sequence
of headings may create the impression that the structure of the document has not been
properly thought through or that specific headings have been chosen for their visual
rendering rather than their meaning. Authors are encouraged to nest headings hierarchically.
When headings are nested hierarchically, the most important information is given the
highest logical level, and subsections are given subsequent logical levels.(i.e.,
h2 is a subsection of h1). Providing this type of structure will help users understand the overall organization
of the content more easily.
Since headings indicate the start of important sections of content, it is possible for users with assistive technology to jump directly to the appropriate heading and begin reading the content. This significantly speeds interaction for users who would otherwise access the content slowly. Headings create chunks of information that can be found easily by people with disabilities, such as a blind person using a screen reader, or a person with a cognitive disability who uses assistive technology that delineates groups of information, or someone with a communication disability or illiteracy, who uses a screen reader to assist them in their reading.
All of our techniques assume that people needing special user agents (including assistive technology or special plug-ins) will get and be using that type of user agent (for example: a screen reader, or plug-in that allows keyboard navigation of properly marked up content, etc.).
This example marks up each section heading using h2 elements.
<h1>Search Technical Periodicals</h1>
<h2>Search</h2>
<form action="/search" role="search">
<label for="searchInput">Enter search topic:</label>
<input id="searchInput" type="text">
<input type="submit" value="Search">
</form>
<section>
<h2>Available Periodicals</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://example.com/pcoder">Professional Coder</a></li>
<li><a href="https://example.com/algo">Algorithms</a></li>
<li><a href="https://example.com/jse">Journal of Software Engineering</a></li>
</ul>
</section>
<section>
<h2>Search Results</h2>
... search results are returned in this section ...
</section>
In this example, heading markup is used to make the navigation and main content sections perceivable.
<main>
<h1>Why Monday Monkey Lives For The Weekend</h1>
... text, images, and other material making up the main content ...
</main>
<nav aria-labelledby="nav-heading">
<h2 id="nav-heading">More About Monday Monkey, Ltd.</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="/about">About us</a></li>
<li><a href="/contact">Contact us</a></li>
...
</ul>
</nav>
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Cooking techniques</title>
</head>
<body>
<main>
<h1>Cooking techniques</h1>
<p>... some text here ...</p>
<h2>Cooking with oil</h2>
<p>... text of the section ...</p>
<h2>Cooking with butter</h2>
<p>... text of the section ...</p>
</main>
</body>
</html>
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