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From: Paul Rayius
Date: Apr 10, 2025 8:22AM

Hi Brian,
You "could" put the colored background (presumably it's a "Path" or "XObject" or something similar) in a Figure tag, inside the appropriate TD, and give it Alt text to describe what that background is supposed to mean. You could do the same for the cell borders. Similarly, you could place other "things" (non-technical term, I know!) in Span tags inside TD (or TH) cells and give them Alt text, as needed, to describe the "thing" and what's important about it.

A word of caution - do not assign Alt text directly to a TD or TH. If you do, many Ats out there will stop treating the table like a table! Use Span, Figure, etc., as appropriate, inside the TD or TH cells as needed.

I hope that helps,
Paul

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