Web Development
Web Developer Guidelines
Visual Design Recommendations

Checkpoint 1.3 - RSS

Areas of text are delineated using headings

WCAG 1.0 Priority 2

WCAG Guideline 3. Use markup and style sheets and do so properly.

Subscribed content is delivered to the user while general web page surfing is sought out by the user. This can result in RSS feed content being read differently to general web pages as the user scans the feed for interest and relevance. Visually structuring the page to facilitate scanning improves readability as well as giving added semantics for assistive technologies.

Requirement

Text is logically structured and delineated using HTML heading elements in the correct manner.

Recommendation

Create the required visual styling using CSS and do not skip over HTML heading levels. Ensure there is enough white space around heading levels to support ease of reading.

Checking Tool

  • Internet Explorer - AIS toolbar: Structure > Headings or Structure > Heading Structure
  • Firefox - Web Developer's Toolbar: Outline > Outline Headings

Information Source

The original source of this information is located on the W3C web site  (www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-TECHS/#tech-use-markup)

 

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