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Web Accessibility - Priority 3

Web Accessibility: Priority 3

Web Accessibility
Text Links
Text Equivalents
Text Supplements
Color
Tables
Content Organization
Forms
Navigation
Consistent Style
Structural Mark-up
Appropriate Content
Search Functions
ASCII Art
Document Validation
Priority 1
Priority 2

Web Accessibility: Tables

Provide Table Summaries

<SUMMARY> describes the table’s structure and purpose when the table itself cannot be seen. It is not normally displayed to visual users.

Similarly, <CAPTION> assists in understanding data tables. Captions are displayed visually, usually above the table.

For example:


            
            <TABLE border="1" summary="This table charts the completed program, the receiving institution, the program, and the credit received.">


               
               <CAPTION>Block Transfer for Eagle University</CAPTION>

               



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Abbreviate Long Headers

If column headers are long, use the ABBR attribute in the <TH>.

For example:


            
            <TH id="header1" ABBR="Completed">Completed Program</TH>

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