Academic Affairs • Southwestern University

Academics • Southwestern University

Southwestern University: Ambassadors

Sarofim School of Fine Arts • Southwestern University

Study Abroad • Southwestern University

How Do I . . . • Southwestern University

Apply • Southwestern University

Human Resources • Southwestern University

Advising • Southwestern University

Directory • Southwestern University

Every page should have a clearly defined heading, known as a "H1" (Heading 1).

A `H1` is the main heading of the page. It helps accessibility by allowing uses to
skip to the main content of the page. It helps all users identify what the page is about. 
It helps SEO by giving special emphasis to the topic of the page.

It is not enough to simply include large text. Headings must be coded 
[semantically](https://html.com/semantic-markup/) as `<h1>` tags, like so:

```html
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
```

Note that headings must contain some machine readable text to be considered valid. 
For example, this heading is not valid:

```html
<h1>
    <img src="company-logo.png">
</h1>
``` 

But with the addition of `alt` text, this heading is valid:

```html
<h1>
    <img src="company-logo.png" alt="About Company Inc.">
</h1>
``` 

Generally we recommend you just use plain text for your headings.
See [Technique H42](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H42) for more details.

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Title / URL	Issues
Academic Affairs • Southwestern Universitywww.southwestern.edu/academic-affairs/	1
Academics • Southwestern Universitywww.southwestern.edu/academics/	1
Southwestern University: Ambassadorswww.southwestern.edu/ambassadors/	1
Sarofim School of Fine Arts • Southwestern Universitywww.southwestern.edu/sarofim/	1
Study Abroad • Southwestern Universitywww.southwestern.edu/study-abroad/	1
How Do I . . . • Southwestern Universitywww.southwestern.edu/alumni/how-do-i-/	1
Apply • Southwestern Universitywww.southwestern.edu/admission/apply/	1
Human Resources • Southwestern Universitywww.southwestern.edu/human-resources/	1
Advising • Southwestern Universitywww.southwestern.edu/advising/	1
Directory • Southwestern Universitywww.southwestern.edu/directory/	1

Ensure every page contains a top-level heading

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