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Re: 4.1.2 Question

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From: Steve Green
Date: Jan 20, 2017 12:38PM

I would be inclined to agree. It's difficult to say how to fix it without seeing exactly how the code is written but I would want to see something that conveys the role i.e. that the sort order will change.

This is not a native HTML behaviour so I would also recommend some explanatory text before the table, explaining that the column headers are links that change the sort order. Although this is potentially of benefit to everyone, most clients choose to position it off-screen so it is only presented to screen reader users. However, I don't think it is necessary for WCAG compliance.

Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd