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Re: Tables: when headers are also data

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From: Patrick Dunphy
Date: Sep 22, 2010 2:06PM

Angela I believe the following WebAIM article on data tables will answer any
questions you have.

http://webaim.org/techniques/tables/data

Thanks!
-PD

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 3:40 PM, Angela French < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> It is my understand that when the data (under a column heading) also serves
> as the header for its row, that the use of <th> for that row is not
> necessary. Can anyone confirm that or not for me? You can see and example
> on my site here: http://checkoutacollege.com/ExploreCareers/TopJobs.aspx .
> This page is failing an automated accessibility check because I did not use
> the <th> on the row. I used <td scope="row"> instead.
>
> Thank you,
>
>
>
> Angela French
> Internet Specialist
> State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
> 360-704-4316
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
> http://www.checkoutacollege.com<;http://www.checkoutacollege.com/>;
>
>