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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Feb 10, 2012 10:09PM

I have ignored what HTML 5 says for the most part cause it isn't done,
and kind of chuckle at it. I think people who are using it and writing
books about it are doing it prematurely.

> Still, it doesn't make much sense to me to
> present the purpose to screen reader users only.
The flip side is why do screen readers allow you to jump between
tables? I think until you can tie a visual element (thinking a heading
here) to a table a summary is needed. Summaries are usually required
for where I work due to their nature, and couldn't really be broken
down effectively.

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Ryan E. Benson



On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 11:37 PM, Jared Smith < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 9:00 PM, Ryan E. Benson wrote:
>> What makes you say that Jared? The spec (html 4) says the exact opposite
>
> I guess I misunderstood this, probably because when summary was still
> in HTML5 it was defined as for structure only. Still, it doesn't make
> much sense to me to present the purpose to screen reader users only.
>
> My point is that if a table is natively clear and accessible,
> providing a summary won't make it more accessible. And if it's not
> natively accessible, then it needs to be made accessible.
>
> Jared
>