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Re: Travel Live departures and tables (Andrew Brandwood)

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From: Andrew Brandwood
Date: May 12, 2016 7:16AM

Cheers Mike,

Some good things to consider here. Thanks for your time.

Cheers
Andrew


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On 12/05/2016, 14:13, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of Mike Barlow" < <EMAIL REMOVED> on behalf of <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

>Andrew, depending on how big your schedule is yes a table within a list
>probably would get too confusing (if your table is small and the list
>small). However, if you're doing a single page with lots of different
>trains you might want to consider doing something like using a heading
>(like an H2) for each train and then a table for the schedule for that
>train. I've found that individuals who use screen readers tend to like to
>go through the headings to find areas on a page to review then a table
>within each heading makes it easy to browse.
>
>Mike (Moore) also has a good point, you might want to try and reach out to
>any individuals you know (or you could try contacting your local Easter
>Seals office who often help out in situations like this) and run some
>examples past them.
>
>*Mike Barlow*
>Web Application Developer
>Web Accessibility/Section 508 SME
>
>Lancaster, Pa 17601
>Office: 732.835-7557
>Cell: 732.682.8226
>e-mail: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>
>On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 8:59 AM, Moore,Michael (Accessibility) (HHSC) <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> Have you considered doing some a-b user testing with people with
>> disabilities?
>>
>> Mike Moore
>> Accessibility Coordinator
>> Texas Health and Human Services Commission
>> Civil Rights Office
>> (512) 438-3431 (Office)
>>
>>