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Re: When is 508 required? :)

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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Jun 22, 2018 4:50PM

> Anyway, my question was more... If the Excel spreadsheet is compliant before data is entered, it shouldn't really change

It is possible in Excel to add color formatting, symbols, etc. to content within cells. So in theory someone adding content to the cell could create an accessibility issue. But given that much will be locked down then it is less likely that someone would break accessibility in other ways such as by adding textboxes, images, etc.. If nothing was added in an inaccessible manner there would be no need for remediation. So the answer is it depends on what the user actually does/can do.

If you do plan to lock the cells and prevent selection of locked cells then you will likely need to use input messages to communicate the cell labels to users of screen readers because the users won't be able to read the cells outside the unlocked region.

Jonathan