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From: Miller, Lisa F (LMS)
Date: Apr 1, 2003 10:45AM

My question concerns tables which allow the contents to be sorted on the
page by clicking on one of the header titles. The table is then sorted
based on that column. My question - does this cause a problem for
accessibility? My guess would be 'Yes'. If the page is resorted, does the
user have to start over reading the table at the top each time? Or do they
stay somewhere in the middle of the table, where the row they are on may
have just changed? Has anyone run across this? Any opinions?

Thanks,
Lisa

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To err is human; to forgive is good user interface design.

Lisa F. Miller
BWXT Y-12 Technical Computing
Email: <EMAIL REMOVED> Phone: 574-8946


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