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From: Angela French
Date: Oct 6, 2015 12:53PM

Ideally, I would be looking for a solution that our CMS supports rather than having to hand code the page with aria. I would happily entertain other ideas.

Angela

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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Priti Rohra
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2015 11:44 AM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Options for redoing this table

Hi Angela

I don't see a problem in usinng table to present the data in question here. In fact, table is a good option looking at the data.
To avoid the redundant title issue, you can opt for adding descriptive link for the PDF image link using the aria-label. For example, you can specify aria-label as "Bates Technical college Annual Status Report 20.... (PDF) and even maintain the presentation of the page.

In addition, its a good practice to include file size information to help users decide if they wish to access/download the file. The file size information should be available to all users and not only Assistive technology users.

Regards
Priti



On 10/6/15, Angela French < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Hello,
> Once again I would be grateful to any who can take a look at a page we
> are trying to make better and suggest any ideas. This page is on our
> current site and we are migrating content to a newly designed site.
> The issue is the table with links to college websites in one column
> and links to a document (designated just by a PDF icon) in the other
> icon. There's got to be another way. The goal is to not have a
> redundant title for the link (Annual Status Report 2013-2014). We'd
> really like to get it out of the table format altogether.
>
> http://sbctc.edu/college/e_washingtonstatequalityawardstandards.aspx
>
> Thank you ,
>
> Angela French
> Internet Specialist
> Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
> 360-704-4316
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