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From: Andrew Brandwood
Date: May 12, 2016 8:14AM

Thank you David,

I have literally just added a caption to the table along with the relevant scope for headings :)

Cheers
Andrew



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On 12/05/2016, 15:12, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of David Farough" < <EMAIL REMOVED> on behalf of <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

>Hi Andrew:
>Instead of headings before the tables, I would recommend coding the
>caption for the table.
>
>This way when a user moves to the table, they will get the caption for
>the table first. Screen reader users can move from one table to another
>using quick navigation keys. they can also list the tables on a page.
>the caption for the table will be included in this list. This makes for
>very efficient navigation.
>
>David Farough
>
>Coordonnateur de l'accessibilité des applications, Services intégrés de
>gestion des TI
>Commission de la fonction publique du Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
> <EMAIL REMOVED> Tél: 819-420-8418 Télécopieur :
>819-420-8408
>
>Application Accessibility Co-ordinator, Corporate IT Management
>Public Service Commission of Canada / Government of Canada
> <EMAIL REMOVED> Tel: 819-420-8418 / Fax: 819-420-8408
>
>
>>>> Mike Barlow < <EMAIL REMOVED> > 09:13 AM Thursday, May 12, 2016
>>>>
>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.
>
>
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