Pope Tech/WAVE Structural Element Rule Set
Structural elements identify any structural HTML such as headings and lists. Structure plays an important role in accessibility. When Pope Tech/WAVE identifies a structural element, you should check it manually to see if it presents an issue or not. The documentation will link to the applicable WCAG 2.1 Success Criteria and tell you:
- The Algorithm... In English
- What it means
- Why it matters
- How to fix it
22 Structural Rules That Are Checked
- Aside
- Column header cell
- Data table
- Definition/description list
- Footer
- Generic region
- Header
- Heading level 1
- Heading level 2
- Heading level 3
- Heading level 4
- Heading level 5
- Heading level 6
- Inline frame
- Main content
- Navigation
- Ordered list
- Row header cell
- Search
- Table caption
- Table header cell
- Unordered list