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Re: Use of the scope attribute with TH elements

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From: Liko, Todd
Date: Jan 28, 2014 5:17AM

Hi Olaf.

Thank you for your reply.

When you say 'it is almost impossible to interpret this structure in the wrong fashion; scope attributes could not add any information' you are referring to assistive technologies such as screen readers. I realize we should not be coding for assistive technologies, they should be conforming with the standards. I tend to err on the side of caution and given that the scope attribute has defined purpose and does not hinder the reading of a table when used, that is why I have continued to use it.

In addition, as previously noted, most of the information out there, including the revamped WebAim website, still say to use the scope attribute for simple tables.

Once again, I appreciate your reply.

Todd.