WebAIM - Web Accessibility In Mind

E-mail List Archives

Re: Associating cells with headers in legislation table

for

From: Stella Mudd
Date: Jun 1, 2012 12:39PM

You'll need to use table headers:

http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H43.html

Take a look at the Complex and Very Complex Data table examples:

http://www.usability.com.au/resources/tables.cfm

On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Rabab Gomaa
< <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:

> Hello,
>
> How to associate
> - "service abc" cell to "Item 1", "Service" and "Category 1" headers?
> - "$1" cell to "Item 1", "Service", "Category 1" and service abc ?
>
> (I know that multiple rows/columns headers should be avoided and it is
> always better to simplify tables however this table is about legislation
> so it needs to stay as it is).
>
> The table has
>
> Item# Service
> Fee
> —---------------------------------------------------------------
> Item 1 Category 1
> service abc
> $1
> service def
> $
>
> Category 2
> service ghj
> $
> service xyz
> $
>
> Note for Item 1 category 1
>
> Item 2 service
> $
>
>
> Item 3 Category
> service
> $
> service
> $
>
> Category
> service
> $
>
> Thank you,
> Rabab
>
> > > >
>