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RAAMA

7.1 On each screen, is the information structured by the appropriate use of headings?

WCAG references
  • 1.3.1 Info and relationships (A)
  • 2.4.6 Headings and labels (AA)
  • 4.1.2 Name, role, value (A)

Official methodology to test criterion 7.1

Test 1 (7.1)

iOS with VoiceOver
  1. Activate the screen reader.
  2. Use the rotor and select "Headings".
  3. Browse through the headings by sliding your finger up or down.
  4. Check that
    • each text structure on the screen can be reached;
    • each heading reached is relevant, i.e.
      • the heading is useful for structuring the screen;
      • the text contained in the heading makes it possible to understand the content of the section thus titled.
  5. If this is the case, the criterion is validated.
iOS with Accessibility Inspector
  1. Connect the iOS mobile device to the computer using macOS.
  2. Activate the Accessibility Inspector software.
  3. Choose the mobile device as the source and stay on the "Inspection" tab (buttons at top right).
  4. Use the arrows in Accessibility Inspector to access each element of the interface.
  5. Check that
    • for each text that structures the screen, the "Traits" parameter contains the value "Headings";
    • that each text whose "Traits" parameter contains the value "Headings" is relevant, i.e.
      • the heading thus declared is useful for structuring the screen;
      • the text contained in the heading makes it possible to understand the content of the section thus titled.
  6. If this is the case, the criterion is validated.
Android
  1. Activate the screen reader.
  2. Use the playback controls menu and select "Headings".
  3. Browse through the headings by sliding your finger up or down.
  4. Check that
    • each text structure on the screen is reached in this way and is rendered as a heading;
    • that each heading is relevant, i.e.
      • the heading is useful for structuring the screen;
      • that the text contained in the heading makes it possible to understand the content of the section thus titled.
  5. If this is the case, the criterion is validated.