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Re: Alternative Descriptions for Complex Tables

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From: Jim Allan
Date: Jan 12, 2017 3:29PM

I like and use explanatory info in the para(s) before the table.
<p> in the table below ....</p>
if you think its too complicated for screen reader users to read, likely
other users will have problems making sense of the table also.
making the explanatory information available to all is good for all.
you can add the other stuff mentioned to help make the table more
navigable...but a good overview is always a great start to making sense of
a table.

Jim

On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 3:25 PM, Levon Spradlin < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> I have a question about best practices for tables in HTML content. In PDFs,
> we can tag them with descriptive text. When tables in web content become
> too complex for screen reader users to navigate easily, what is the best
> solution for providing an alternative description? I was thinking that
> either before or after the table in page text, but I'm curious what others
> have done.
>
> cheers,
> Levon
> > > > >



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