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From: Robinson, Norman B - Washington, DC
Date: May 16, 2007 11:30AM

Laura,

This technique is outlined as a part of our official policy,
used in statements of work, vendor requirements, both internally and
externally. The USPS AS-508-A Section 508 Technical Guidelines:
(specifically the section on tables)
http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/hand/as508a/508a_c6.html#508hdr39. Due to
our concern on this issue, we have it in our policy and don't rely on
the W3C. We've specifically gone so far as to state when we refer to the
W3C topics, users "must defer to the Postal Service guidelines."

I hope that is of use in the discussion. Please message me
directly with any specific questions.

Regards,


Norman B. Robinson
Section 508 Coordinator
IT Governance, US Postal Service
phone: 202.268.8246