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From: Alan Zaitchik
Date: Oct 21, 2020 8:27AM

My apologies... Typo in codepen URL— please try

https://codepen.io/azaitchik/pen/OJXRQVQ

Thank you,
Alan

> On Oct 20, 2020, at 16:53, Alan Zaitchik < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> I understand that nesting a data table inside another data table is generally frowned upon, but in some cases it seems to me that nesting a table in another is exactly the best way to communicate the data relationships. I wrote a codepen which illustrates a case I am dealing with:
> https://codepen.io/azaitchik/pen/QJXRQVQ. (The top row nests an inner data table.)
> Voiceover, Jaws, nvda all have no problem with the nested table, and I am wondering if there are guidelines as to when the tables (outer and inner) are "simple enough" that there's no problem with nesting.
> Any guidance people can offer will be most appreciated!
> Thank you.
> Alan