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From: Jonathan Whiting
Date: Sep 27, 2016 10:06AM

You can also use this technique to identify a table that only has column
headers (ColumnTitle) or row headers (RowTitle). This process is also
outlined on the http://ncdae.org/resources/cheatsheets/excel.php

It feels like a bit of a hack, but headers are reliably read in JAWS and
NVDA. I am not sure about other screen readers.

Jonathan

Jonathan Whiting
WebAIM.org


On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 7:37 AM, Joy Relton < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Kim, this is very clearly stated. Thank you. Since the Freedom Scientific
> page was quoted I assumed that these steps were already known. Is it good
> to be sure to state them clearly. However, if the settings are not correct
> for the screen reader this information will not be read.
>
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