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- Have certain learning disabilities<\/li>\r\n \t
- Are blind or have low vision<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nWhy is this important?<\/h1>\r\nHeadings help to identify the hierarchical structure of a document (e.g., sections, sub-sections). They provide a visual cue that helps sighted readers quickly navigate through sections of a document, skimming until they find the section they are looking for. Similarly, headings create logical divisions in the content and allow a non-sighted user to navigate a page or document easily using a screen reader.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to using visual references to indicate the hierarchy and structure of a document, you might be accustomed to changing the font style, enlarging the type size, or highlighting the text with bold, underline or italics to create the impression of a heading. This approach presents problems when creating material with accessibility in mind because screen readers won\u2019t identify the text as a heading.\u00a0Instead, the screen reader will just \"read\" through the text of a heading as if it were regular content, missing your intended cues about structure and organization.\r\n
What do you need to do?<\/h1>\r\n
VIULearn<\/h1>\r\nIn VIULearn, use the Format option the HTML editor as shown in the screenshot below.\r\n\r\n
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\r\nWord Documents<\/h2>\r\nIn Word, use the heading styles feature located in the Home tab as shown in the screenshot below.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nTo read more about using Headings in Word check the Microsoft Office support website<\/a>.\r\nGoogle Docs<\/h2>\r\nIn Google Docs, use the styles feature as shown in the screenshot below.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nTo read more about using headings in Google docs check the Google Docs Help Center<\/a>.","rendered":"Organizing content so it has a logical flow just makes sense.\u00a0Using chapters, headings, and sub-headings to organize a resource allows students to clearly see how the main concepts are related. In addition, headings are one of the main ways that students using a screen reader navigate through a chapter.<\/p>\n
\nWho are you doing this for?<\/h1>\n
Everyone benefits from having content that’s clearly organized. Well-organized content supports students who:<\/p>\n
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- Have certain learning disabilities<\/li>\n
- Are blind or have low vision<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nWhy is this important?<\/h1>\n
Headings help to identify the hierarchical structure of a document (e.g., sections, sub-sections). They provide a visual cue that helps sighted readers quickly navigate through sections of a document, skimming until they find the section they are looking for. Similarly, headings create logical divisions in the content and allow a non-sighted user to navigate a page or document easily using a screen reader.<\/p>\n
When it comes to using visual references to indicate the hierarchy and structure of a document, you might be accustomed to changing the font style, enlarging the type size, or highlighting the text with bold, underline or italics to create the impression of a heading. This approach presents problems when creating material with accessibility in mind because screen readers won\u2019t identify the text as a heading.\u00a0Instead, the screen reader will just “read” through the text of a heading as if it were regular content, missing your intended cues about structure and organization.<\/p>\n
What do you need to do?<\/h1>\n
VIULearn<\/h1>\n
In VIULearn, use the Format option the HTML editor as shown in the screenshot below.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nWord Documents<\/h2>\n
In Word, use the heading styles feature located in the Home tab as shown in the screenshot below.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nTo read more about using Headings in Word check the Microsoft Office support website<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Google Docs<\/h2>\n
In Google Docs, use the styles feature as shown in the screenshot below.<\/p>\n
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