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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F3864'>Don’t skip heading levels!!!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F3864'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F3864'>It provides us with the structure of the content.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F3864'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F3864'>Design the content so that heading levels aren’t skipped. And in documents, unlike web pages, you can have more than one H1.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F3864'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F3864'>Cheers, Karen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F3864'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Swanson,Allison<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 18, 2022 12:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'ATHENS ' <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Question about headings<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F4E79'>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F4E79'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F4E79'>We’re having some debate on our campus about whether it’s ok to skip heading levels or not. I’ve always understood that it was best not to, but WCAG doesn’t explicitly state this. What is the consensus from actual screen reader users? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F4E79'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F4E79'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F4E79'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1E4D2B'>Allison Swanson </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#1E4D2B'>AT-IT Coordinator & Accessibility Facilitator </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79'><img width=133 height=37 style='width:1.3854in;height:.3854in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D80C6E.515B3F60" alt="CBS8mbI0AM8N0XtHecA+I5472edEflZ8LcRRyQi8d+OSOKIRCQegUjiiEQkHoFI4ohEJCKEyP8D+cillr8apMoAAAAASUVORK5CYII="></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1E4D2B'>308 Occupational Therapy Building </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1E4D2B'>970-491-0625 </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1E4D2B'><a href="mailto:allison.r.swanson@colostate.edu"><span style='color:blue'>allison.r.swanson@colostate.edu</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1E4D2B'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1E4D2B'><a href="https://outlook.office.com/mail/options/mail/messageContent/atrc.colostate.edu"><span style='color:blue'>Assistive Technology Resource Center</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1E4D2B'><a href="https://accessibility.colostate.edu/"><span style='color:blue'>Accessibility By Design</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F4E79'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>