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From: Joseph Krack
Date: Oct 30, 2020 12:41PM

Thanks Bevi, Steve and Philip!

Joe

On 10/30/2020 10:55 AM, <EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:
> The standard to use for this is not WCAG, but PDF/UA-1.
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> In the latest PDF/UA-1 Syntax Guide, it specifically mandates that a table spanning multiple pages should be in one <Table> tag. See 4.2.6.2, third bullet.
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> Stop squabbling about this and instead download the free reference guide from the PDF Association at https://www.pdfa.org/resource/tagged-pdf-best-practice-guide-syntax/
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