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Re: Tables: when headers are also data

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From: adam solomon
Date: Sep 23, 2010 12:15PM

http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG-TECHS/H63.html seems to indicate that it is
acceptable. Though using <th> might be more intuitive, I think your markup
will suffice in this case.

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 9:40 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/>;
>
>