Loads of extra headings in Moodle 2.6. Do we really want that?

Re: Loads of extra headings in Moodle 2.6. Do we really want that?

by Kym Schutz -
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We are getting alot of complaints from our teaching staff about the forced extra headings feature. In particular, in the Book Module there is the main course heading then the Book heading then the topic heading.  Only the small topic heading can be made invisible.The headings take up over half of the screen on a small device such as a tablet.

I also think Moodle is a learning platform not a web site. While WCAG compliance is driving these changes we are finding that extra headings on the screen is distracting and confusing for our learners, particularly our low level literacy learners who need graphics, and animation to support their learning.

Surely the Moodle course developers should be responsible for ensuring WCAG compliance and it should not be forced on them. So... is it possible to have the page heading and book headings made invisible if required? We have used graphic banners with ALT tags for with meaningful graphic themes in our courses - are these no longer satisfactory for WCAG compliance?