Why headings and landmarks are so important -- A11ycasts #18
Channel: Chrome for Developers
Date: 2017-05-26

Accessibility Fundamentals: Semantics and Navigating Content
https://goo.gl/KgU3v3

One of the key goals in building an accessible experience is to make sure users of assistive technology can browse the page efficiently. Proper usage of h1-h6 headings can really improve the browsing experience for someone on a screen reader, because they help the user quickly create a mental outline for the page content. Combine this with HTML5 landmark elements like main and nav, and the user can take advantage of built-in screen reader feature to quickly jump from one section of the site to the next. Today on A11ycasts I'll show you how this works using the VoiceOver screen reader and a few simple examples.

Screen reader navigation strategy survey: https://goo.gl/H6H8OB

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