Hello All, Chris wrote: >adding TH elements to the table can help make the >navigation easier. This is >the reason behind the TH rule. It's not required as part of >the HTML spec >but can be required by accessibility guidelines. I believe >that this simple rule can make a large difference in >creating more accessible tables. Well I'll say make table caption too necessary for data tables. They will certainly help make a distinction and be very useful for accessibility and enhance usability. Captions make sense for data tables and I have yet to see one used on a layout table like table summaries are. Again, when tables are nested, only the nested table can be a data table. The outer table must always be regarded as a layout table. Chris, by the way, JAWS and HPR handle scope for simple tables but WinEyes4.5 does not handle scope at all. HTML specs also say use scope on simple tables only. JAWS reads first row cells and left column cells as col and row headers regardless of markup (th or td) Thois is JAWS 4.51 to 5.0. Sailesh Panchang Senior Accessibility Engineer Deque Systems,11180 Sunrise Valley Drive, 4th Floor, Reston VA 20191 Tel: 703-225-0380 Extension 105 E-mail: sailesh.panchang@deque.com Fax: 703-225-0387 * Look up <http://www.deque.com> *
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