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From: Ian.Lloyd@nationwide.co.uk
Date: Oct 22, 2002 3:27AM


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As part of an ongoing effort to bring our site into step with regards
accessibility, we have got to a section in our site that deals with results
and accounts. The data tables here are enough to make you scream. Here is an
example:

http://www.nationwide.co.uk/Annual_Report_2002/princ_statement.htm

I have enough difficulty looking at it with my unecumbered vision. However,
getting these tables to work in a screen reader could prove VERY difficult.

Is there any tool that anyone knows of whereby we could open the page and
using point-and-click start to define the appropriate headers and so on?

I developed a tool that allows you to build the empty shell of a table that
includes all the necessary accessibility features
(http://www23.brinkster.com/favelets/accessible-table-builder-intro.htm) but
this is only any good at the outset. Is there anyway of fixing existing
tables in a similar way?

Any help would be appreciated.

Many thanks


Ian Lloyd, Electronic Channels
Nationwide Building Society

e-mail: <EMAIL REMOVED>
tel: 01793-655260
fax: 01793-656368


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