[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17611: TwentyEleven Theme H1 Priority

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#17611: TwentyEleven Theme H1 Priority
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 Reporter:  emiluzelac     |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)   |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  3.2
Component:  Bundled Theme  |     Version:  3.2
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch      |
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Comment (by Elpie):

 Agreeing with [comment:60 bobeaston]:

 > Who said anything about reverting the DOCTYPE?
 >
 > *** Using the HTML5 DOCTYPE and providing accessibility are not mutually
 exclusive. ***
 >
 > All of the W3C documents about accessibility constantly advise using
 proven techniques until user agents catch up when new technology is
 introduced. Since few browsers and NO screen readers support the section /
 outline technology, traditional heading structures should be preferred.

 Using h1 elements for section, article etc just because the draft HTML 5
 spec says this *may* be done does not mean its a good idea. HTML 5 uses
 h1-h6 headers. The draft spec's references to h1 tags relies very much on
 the HTML 5 outline algorithm. This is not implemented in any browsers yet.
 The outline algorithm that is currently used is the same as it was for
 HTML4/XHTML1.

 HTML5 is great. I am developing almost solely with it myself BUT care has
 to be taken to present the right structure with the right emphasis. One of
 the reasons we can use it is that browsers are designed to ignore any
 elements they don't understand. Screen readers and other assistive devices
 are designed to read the browsers but they rely on documents being
 accessible.

 If you haven't already read it, here's a great article that shows the
 current state of screen reader handling of HTML5 and WAI-ARIA roles:
 http://www.accessibleculture.org/research/html5-aria-2011/

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