diff --git a/src/course-home/live-tab/LiveTab.jsx b/src/course-home/live-tab/LiveTab.jsx
index 05a470e038..eccbf60db9 100644
--- a/src/course-home/live-tab/LiveTab.jsx
+++ b/src/course-home/live-tab/LiveTab.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const LiveTab = () => {
   return (
     <div
       id="live_tab"
+      role="region"
       // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-danger
       dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: liveModel[courseId]?.iframe }}
     />
diff --git a/src/course-home/outline-tab/OutlineTab.test.jsx b/src/course-home/outline-tab/OutlineTab.test.jsx
index 39852568b7..5b3da39882 100644
--- a/src/course-home/outline-tab/OutlineTab.test.jsx
+++ b/src/course-home/outline-tab/OutlineTab.test.jsx
@@ -132,6 +132,24 @@ describe('Outline Tab', () => {
       expect(expandedSectionNode).toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
     });
 
+    it('displays correct heading for expanded section', async () => {
+      const { courseBlocks } = await buildMinimalCourseBlocks(courseId, 'Title', { resumeBlock: true });
+      setTabData({ course_blocks: { blocks: courseBlocks.blocks } });
+      await fetchAndRender();
+      const headingContent = screen.getByText('Title of Section');
+      const { parentElement } = headingContent;
+      expect(parentElement.tagName).toBe('H2');
+    });
+
+    it('checks that the expanded section is within the correct list', async () => {
+      const { courseBlocks } = await buildMinimalCourseBlocks(courseId, 'Title', { resumeBlock: true });
+      setTabData({ course_blocks: { blocks: courseBlocks.blocks } });
+      await fetchAndRender();
+      const listElement = screen.getByRole('presentation', { id: 'courseHome-outline' });
+      expect(listElement).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(listElement.tagName).toBe('OL');
+    });
+
     it('includes outline_tab_notifications_slot', async () => {
       const { courseBlocks } = await buildMinimalCourseBlocks(courseId, 'Title', { resumeBlock: true });
       setTabData({
diff --git a/src/course-home/outline-tab/section-outline/SectionTitle.tsx b/src/course-home/outline-tab/section-outline/SectionTitle.tsx
index 69c4ddfd98..dfab6aee3e 100644
--- a/src/course-home/outline-tab/section-outline/SectionTitle.tsx
+++ b/src/course-home/outline-tab/section-outline/SectionTitle.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ const SectionTitle: React.FC<Props> = ({ complete, hideFromTOC, title }) => {
         )}
       </div>
       <div className="col-7 ml-3 p-0 font-weight-bold text-dark-500">
-        <span className="align-middle col-6">{title}</span>
+        <h2 className="h4 text-dark-500 mb-0">
+          <span className="align-middle col-6">{title}</span>
+        </h2>
         <span className="sr-only">
           , {intl.formatMessage(complete ? messages.completedSection : messages.incompleteSection)}
         </span>
diff --git a/src/index.scss b/src/index.scss
index 37623bb29a..b9a5cca12c 100755
--- a/src/index.scss
+++ b/src/index.scss
@@ -436,12 +436,12 @@
   .course-outline-tab .pgn__card {
     .pgn__card-header {
       display: block;
-  
+
       .pgn__card-header-content {
         margin-top: 0;
       }
     }
-    
+
     .pgn__card-header-actions {
       margin-left: 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/plugin-slots/CourseHomeSectionOutlineSlot/index.tsx b/src/plugin-slots/CourseHomeSectionOutlineSlot/index.tsx
index ff188513f8..7f18561ffe 100644
--- a/src/plugin-slots/CourseHomeSectionOutlineSlot/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugin-slots/CourseHomeSectionOutlineSlot/index.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const CourseHomeSectionOutlineSlot: React.FC<Props> = ({
     idAliases={['course_home_section_outline_slot']}
     pluginProps={{ expandAll, sectionIds, sections }}
   >
-    <ol id="courseHome-outline" className="list-unstyled">
+    <ol id="courseHome-outline" className="list-unstyled" role="presentation">
       {sectionIds.map((sectionId) => (
         <Section
           key={sectionId}