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Re: coding complex tables

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From: Vincent Young
Date: Sep 22, 2011 9:42PM


My only suggestion is to also include the headers attribute on subsequent
header cells. That way if someone wants to know what heading relates to the
current heading, there is a better chance it will be easily available.

Example:
http://www.webhipster.com/testing/accessibility/table-headers/

On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 5:35 PM, Keith < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

>
> I just checked it out. There appears to be a table with 5 columns and 16
> rows. It seems to be navigable with Jaws 10 on a laptop using Vista.
> --KH
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Angela French
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 6:20 PM
> To: 'WebAim Forum ( <EMAIL REMOVED> )'
> Subject: [WebAIM] coding complex tables
>
> It's been years since I've coded a complex table. This one isn't real
> complex, but it does have two heading labels. I would be grateful if
> anyone
> could take a look and tell me if I've done it correctly. On the test page
> below, the table I coded is at the top. It is meant to replace the image
> of
> a table (from excel) that one of our content editors published to the page
> using our CMS (which doesn't support creating complex tables!).
>
> http://sbctc.edu/college/_f-tuitionwaivers_runningstartTEST.aspx
>
>
> Thank you,
>
>
>
> Angela French
> Internet Specialist
> State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
> 360-704-4316
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
> http://www.checkoutacollege.com/
>
>