Quick reminder to continue using what you learned in lesson 1 as you work through this and all future lessons.

Welcome to Lesson 2.0: Headings

It's about time to address the elephant in the room. Have you heard JAWS read "heading level 1 or 2 or 3" as you've been navigating through these lesson pages? Well, that's because webpages are organized using headings. They organize information from big ideas to smaller ideas. In other words, general to specific.

Heading 1 is used for our big/general idea. For example, heading 1 on this page says the lesson title. This is the big idea, or main focus of this page.

A heading level 2 will take that big idea and break it into smaller, more specific components. For example, think of a book. The cover has the title, or a heading level 1, but then the subsequent chapters in the book would be read as heading level 2.

A heading level three would organize even more specific or smaller ideas. Let's think of that book again. Let's pretend it's a textbook. I know, I know, EW! But hear me out. The cover would have the title, or heading level one. The chapters would be read as heading level two. And if there were subsections in those chapters, such as "introduction," "conclusion," or "vocabulary," these would be read as heading level three.

This pattern can continue until you reach heading level six.

This organizational structure is the backbone of the most efficient strategy of understanding the content on a webpage. When you visit a webpage, content will be organized by headings. Navigate through the headings to identify the sections of the page. Use your arrows to read any static text below that heading. Do not press tab! Tab typically bipasses headings, as they are not things we interact with, they are simply things we read.

Navigating Headings

To navigate to the next heading using JAWS, press the h key. This is called single key navigation because you are only pressing one key to move between elements. Try it now to reach the next heading.

Good work. Now press the down arrow.

You can also navigate to a previous heading. Do this by pressing the shift key + the h key. Go on. Try it out! I'll wait here.

Grouping Headings

If you want to view all headings on a page at once, you can press the JAWS key + the F6 key. All available headings will be listed. Navigate the list by using your up and down arrows. Press enter on the one you wish to view. Press escape to exit the list without selecting a heading.

Try it now. Open the list of headings. Find the only heading level 6 and press enter on it.

I am a heading level one

Knock knock!

Who's there?

Wait a second, aren't you supposed to be interacting with only headings right now?

I am a heading level two

What do you call a dog with no paws?

Ugh... I thought we've been over this already. You are supposed to be using headings right now, not your arrows.

I am a heading level three

Hi

How are you?

I'm out of jokes.

Maybe I'll have more on the next page.

I am a heading level four.

La la la la la. D da da du da du.

I am a heading level five.

Woosh!

Oof

I suppose if you are still reading this with your arrows, and not just the headings, I've done something wrong. I need a nap.

I am a heading level six.

I am a heading level seven. Just kidding, those don't exist!