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Re: accessible tables in Word?

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From: Carol Foster
Date: Nov 4, 2003 12:37PM

Thanks to all who replied. It sounds to me like data tables in Word cannot
be made to comply with Section 508's requirement to identify row and column
headers. This is very helpful to know.

Carol

sean keegan wrote:

> Carol,
>
> Are you trying to identify the headers so JAWS will recognize the
> headers and read them?
>
> Using JAWS, a user can issue commands that will identify the first row
> cell or the first column cell in a table. Do you have to explicitly
> identify these elements? No, as JAWS interprets these to be the row and
> column headers. What happens when the first row and first column do not
> actually contain the row and column heading information? Well, then it
> becomes a bit more difficult to navigate and comprehend.
>
> If you want to identify explicitly the row/column header information,
> then you are left with HTML (and as you mentioned, that may not be an
> option).
>
> Take care,
> sean
>
> Sean Keegan
> Web Accessibility Instructor
> High Tech Center Training Unit for the
> California Community Colleges
> Cupertino, CA
> 408.996.6044


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