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From: Dona Patrick
Date: Mon, Jun 12 2017 5:39AM
Subject: PDF tables that span pages / repeating header rows / AT
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I've been recommending and following my own advice that when tables span
pages on PDF files the header rows that are repeated on each page after the
first page should be marked as background, and the table be combined into
one (as recommended by HHS' Encouraged Fixes for PDF files
<https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/making-files-accessible/pdf-encouraged/index.html>
).

Repeated Headers are not Tagged as Background A data table spans more than
one page and the repeated header row on each page is tagged instead of
being marked as background. Tag all repeated headers as background and
remove TR tags from tag tree. For this item, ASPA/DCD uses manual
inspection. Inspect the document for tables that span pages. Open the tag
tree to see if the repeated header is tagged. No tools used.
Recently I have tried to read these tables using JAWS and discovered that
the JAWS does not recognize the header cells on subsequent pages (pages
where the header cells are artifacted). JAWS associates the row header
cells, but not the (properly marked up) column header cells with the data
cells.

I assume my settings on JAWS or Acrobat are not correct, because why would
this be recommended if the header cells on previous pages are not being
announced by screen readers?

Thank you,

Dona Patrick

From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Mon, Jun 12 2017 7:01AM
Subject: Re: PDF tables that span pages / repeating header rows / AT
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> I assume my settings on JAWS or Acrobat are not correct, because why would this be recommended if the header cells on previous pages are not being announced by screen readers?

The setting in Acrobat to present the document as a single page or whole document to the screen reader can affect this. If only the single page is presented to the accessibility tree the screen reader can't get the headers from the other pages. Generally you want to have the whole document presented to AT unless the document is so large it causes sluggishness with the AT. There is a setting in Acrobat for this which has a default threshold of 50 pages.

Jonathan

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From: Dona Patrick
Date: Tue, Jun 13 2017 8:03AM
Subject: Re: PDF tables that span pages / repeating header rows / AT
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Thanks, Jonathan -- I will definitely try that on smaller documents. This
one is 99 pages, so it has been suggested to me to break the tables up.

Dona

On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 9:01 AM, Jonathan Avila < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
wrote:

> > I assume my settings on JAWS or Acrobat are not correct, because why
> would this be recommended if the header cells on previous pages are not
> being announced by screen readers?
>
> The setting in Acrobat to present the document as a single page or whole
> document to the screen reader can affect this. If only the single page is
> presented to the accessibility tree the screen reader can't get the headers
> from the other pages. Generally you want to have the whole document
> presented to AT unless the document is so large it causes sluggishness with
> the AT. There is a setting in Acrobat for this which has a default
> threshold of 50 pages.
>
> Jonathan
>
> Jonathan Avila
> Chief Accessibility Officer
> SSB BART Group (soon to be Level Access)
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> 703.637.8957 (Office)
>
> Visit us online: Website | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | Blog
> Looking to boost your accessibility knowledge? Check out our free webinars!
>
> The information contained in this transmission may be attorney privileged
> and/or confidential information intended for the use of the individual or
> entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended
> recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination,
> distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.
>
>
>

From: Karlen Communications
Date: Mon, Jun 19 2017 10:05AM
Subject: Re: PDF tables that span pages / repeating header rows / AT
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Do you have your preferences set to load a single page or all pages? If you have your preferences set to load single pages, you won't have access to any links, headings or TH Tags on a previous page, only the content on the page that is loaded.

Cheers, Karen