<div class="bs-docs-section"> <h1 id="accessibility" class="page-header">Accessibility</h1> <p class="lead">Bootstrap follows common web standards and—with minimal extra effort—can be used to create sites that are accessible to those using <abbr title="Assistive Technology" class="initialism">AT</abbr>.</p> <h3>Skip navigation</h3> <p>If your navigation contains many links and comes before the main content in the DOM, add a <code>Skip to main content</code> link immediately after your opening <code><body></code> tag. <a href="http://a11yproject.com/posts/skip-nav-links/">(read why)</a></p> {% highlight html %} <body> <a href="#content" class="sr-only sr-only-focusable">Skip to main content</a> <div class="container" id="content"> The main page content. </div> </body> {% endhighlight %} <h3>Nested headings</h3> <p>When nesting headings (<code><h1></code> - <code><h6></code>), your primary document header should be an <code><h1></code>. Subsequent headings should make logical use of <code><h2></code> - <code><h6></code> such that screen readers can construct a table of contents for your pages.</p> <p>Learn more at <a href="http://squizlabs.github.io/HTML_CodeSniffer/Standards/Section508/">HTML CodeSniffer</a> and <a href="http://accessibility.psu.edu/headings">Penn State's AccessAbility</a>.</p> <h3>Additional resources</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/squizlabs/HTML_CodeSniffer">"HTML Codesniffer" bookmarklet for identifying accessibility issues</a></li> <li><a href="http://a11yproject.com/">The A11Y Project</a></li> <li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Accessibility">MDN accessibility documentation</a></li> </ul> </div>