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Re: Data table without TH

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From: wolfgang.berndorfer@zweiterblick.at
Date: Sep 20, 2022 12:04AM

Thanks Patrick for explaining, why there is no SR for table headings.
Poor design for all does not evoke discrimination.
As you said before: not every bad or lacking markup leads to an actual SC failure

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From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of Patrick H. Lauke
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2022 8:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Data table without TH

On 19/09/2022 17:57, <EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:
> Perplexing that there is no SC for such an essential feature like heading-semantic for tables.

Sighted users that don't use SR often come across tables like the one you mention without explicit row/column headings, and have to infer the meaning based on context. So SR users are not more or less disadvantaged here...which is why there's no SC explicitly addressing this aspect.

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