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From: Angela French
Date: Wed, Apr 20 2011 1:27PM
Subject: tables without table headers
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This probably sounds like a stupid question, but I've got a real-life reason for needing to know. How do screen readers users know if a table has been used for layout versus data if the developer did not use table header tags? Even if a table holds real data, but the developer(or the CMS) fails to use table header tags, does the screen reader user have to evaluate the content to determine if the table was used for layout versus data (or even pseudo-data)?
Angela French
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State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
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From: Donald Evans
Date: Wed, Apr 20 2011 1:42PM
Subject: Re: tables without table headers
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On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 3:28 PM, Angela French < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> This probably sounds like a stupid question, but I've got a real-life
> reason for needing to know. How do screen readers users know if a table has
> been used for layout versus data if the developer did not use table header
> tags? Even if a table holds real data, but the developer(or the CMS) fails
> to use table header tags, does the screen reader user have to evaluate the
> content to determine if the table was used for layout versus data (or even
> pseudo-data)?
>
>
> Angela French
> Internet Specialist
> State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
> 360-704-4316
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> http://www.checkoutacollege.com<;http://www.checkoutacollege.com/>;
>
>