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Re: data table without visual headers

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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Sep 27, 2017 5:25PM

Exactly, but 1.3.1 would not require adding column headers for the
table (since there are no visible column headers).


On 9/27/17, Sailesh Panchang < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> "Info relations conveyed by presentation" also refers to semantics
> conveyed by positioning / visual styling.
> If the text that follows the course name is positioned such that they
> appear as separate and distinct elements apparently in a column, the
> table surely needs row headers to pass 1.3.1.
>
>
> On 9/27/17, Birkir R. Gunnarsson < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>> Agree with Jared
>>
>> The way I view it is that 1.3.1 requires that semantic elements be
>> used appropriately (mind you, 1.3.1 only says that if the information
>> is communicated visually it needs to be available programmatically or
>> in text).
>> 2.4.6 only deals with the content of headings and labels. I've actualy
>> found 2.4.6 to be a pretty useless success criterion honestly, very
>> rarely have I invoked it, primarily for labels on buttons.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 9/27/17, Jared Smith < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>>> Shane Anderson wrote:
>>>
>>>> Do you feel that 2.4.6 wouldn't apply here?
>>>
>>> 2.4.6 doesn't require that headings or labels (or perhaps table
>>> headers) exist. It only requires that if they do exist that they
>>> accurately describe the topic or purpose. So in this case if
>>> inaccurate table headers were present, then this could probably apply.
>>> But I think it a stretch that this SC would require that headers be
>>> present at all. Or at least that's how I would interpret it.
>>>
>>> Jared
>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>
>>
>>
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