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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Jul 26, 2017 1:55PM

Is the table coded using valid HTML
You can run the table markup through https://validator.w3.org/nu/
If not, it is definitely a 1.3.1 violation in my opinion.
If it is valid, and if the <td> cells in the first row are not
actually regular table cells (i.e., the header cells in row two do not
apply to them), I think it is a pass.
If they are, you can headers/id or aria-describedby to tie them to the
header cells.


On 7/26/17, Jonathan Avila < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> I'd generally consider a data table that has non-data table stuff in it as a
> violation of SC 1.3.1.
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