1.0Web Accessibilityhttps://carleton.ca/webaccessibilityIshdeep Singhhttps://carleton.ca/webaccessibility/author/ishdeepsingh/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="dv00git92j"><a href="https://carleton.ca/webaccessibility/subheadings-must-be-proper-subheadings/">Create proper subheadings</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://carleton.ca/webaccessibility/subheadings-must-be-proper-subheadings/embed/#?secret=dv00git92j" width="600" height="338" title="“Create proper subheadings” — Web Accessibility" data-secret="dv00git92j" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://carleton.ca/webaccessibility/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Accessibility Because subheadings are key to navigable, accessible pages, they must be created correctly, not just by bolding text. Reason Subheadings are critical to accessible navigation for everyone, not just those with a disability. If a subheading is created only visually using bolded text, it is invisible as a heading to a screen reader. With […]https://carleton.ca/webaccessibility/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2025/04/good-example-of-page-hierarchy.png7701358