diff --git a/theme/standard/header.html b/theme/standard/header.html
index 7a0023c4be4..e5fc7ded3ea 100644
--- a/theme/standard/header.html
+++ b/theme/standard/header.html
@@ -17,16 +17,17 @@
     
 <div id="page">
 
-<?php if ($home) {  // This is what gets printed on the home page only  
+<?php //Accessibility: 'headermain' is now H1, see theme/standard/styles_layout.css: .headermain
+      if ($home) {  // This is what gets printed on the home page only
 ?>
     <div id="header-home">
-        <div class="headermain"><?php echo $heading ?></div>
+        <h1 class="headermain"><?php echo $heading ?></h1>
         <div class="headermenu"><?php echo $menu ?></div>
     </div>
 <?php } else if ($heading) {  // This is what gets printed on any other page with a heading 
 ?>
     <div id="header">
-        <div class="headermain"><?php echo $heading ?></div>
+        <h1 class="headermain"><?php echo $heading ?></h1>
         <div class="headermenu"><?php echo $menu ?></div>
     </div>
 <?php } ?>
diff --git a/theme/standard/styles_layout.css b/theme/standard/styles_layout.css
index 360b6a90a14..0312527760f 100644
--- a/theme/standard/styles_layout.css
+++ b/theme/standard/styles_layout.css
@@ -230,8 +230,10 @@ form.popupform {
 #header {
 }
 
-.headermain {
+.headermain, h1.headermain {
   float:left;
+  margin:0%;
+  padding:0%;
 }
 
 .headermenu {