- From: Sailesh Panchang <sailesh.panchang@deque.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:43:38 -0400
- To: "Orion Adrian" <orion.adrian@gmail.com>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
> >> summary: > >> There are 5 columns. Columns 1 and 2 show forcasted results for 2006. > Column 1 is the original budget. Column 2 is the estimated actual > results. > > > > I personally don't have a problem developing a mental > model of this table by the description, and I think >accountant types, having a mathematical predisposition, >probably won't stuggle with it either. Yes, as an accountant and auditor who now tests Web content and software for accessibility, I'll vouch for that! In fact the summary may need to be even more detailed and longer. Throw in a row span or two into the above table or make the table irregular. Without a summary for guidance, one can spend several minutes trying to decipher the content in a complex table and get very very frustrated. But a summary that explains the structure allows one to build a mental model of the table and understand the content as one navigates it. At times one might have to re-visit the summary but that is OK. Sailesh Panchang Senior Accessibility Engineer Deque Systems (www.deque.com) 11180 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite #400 Reston VA 21091 E-mail: sailesh.panchang@deque.com Tel: 703-225-0380 (ext 105)
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