Which H1 Heading is recognized by a Screen Reader on a Confluence Page with a Table of Contents?

Lea Kivi

Hello.

I am trying to create a Confluence page that can be used by a screen reader. The page includes a Table of Contents macro.

My understanding is that screen reader-accessible pages should only have one H1 heading on them (I'm not concerned about SEO optimization at this point - just accessibility).

When I 'View Page Source', I see that the logo is wrapped in an H1 heading, as is the page title.

However, the Table of Contents macro does not present either of those H1s. I need to create an H1 heading manually for it to appear in the page's Table of Contents.

Does anyone know whether a screen reader will successfully 'see' the H1 heading I created manually to appear in the Table of Contents, or would the H1 headings associated with the logo and / or page title interfere with such recognition?

Thanks.

Shardul Juyal_Addteq_

Hi @Lea Kivi 

I am from Addteq and we have made Unstoppable to increase the accessibility of Confluence

• I see that the logo is wrapped in an H1 heading, as is the page title.
  • This should not be the case. H1 comes in separately as a heading
• However, the Table of Contents macro does not present either of those H1s.
  • Again Table of contents should create the H1 headers as is. The screenreader should also be able to read the content. 
• My understanding is that screen reader-accessible pages should only have one H1 heading on them
  • Not necessarily. An accessible page can have multiple heading levels

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