aloha! in order to use the table located at:
http://www.w3.org/QA/2008/05/syntax_for_aria_costbenefit_an.html#table it was first necessary for me to add: 1. a summary 2. headers/id associations 3. scope associations 4. use of WCAG2 Technique C7 to provide contextual information to screen-readers and non-CSS-capable browsers for the footnote links 5. the placement of the "notes" on the table into a TFOOT this provides the basic level of support so that i, as a totally blind user, can use my assistive technology to make sense of the data presented in a tabular form... i have attached the "accessified" table to this post. (note: it validates as XHTML 1.0 Strict according to the W3C validator) i'm quite disappointed that the Q&A weblog (and other "official" W3C resources that are generated via templates) do NOT conform to WCAG 1.0; tables MUST include, AT THE VERY LEAST: 1. a summary 2. headers/id associations 3. use of the scope attribute so that one does not need to rely on one's sense of sight and ability to visually associate data with its labels... this isn't just nit-picking; it is an important consideration -- if we are to have others do as the W3C says, then it is IMPERATIVE that W3C resources be as WCAG-compliant as possible... there are no ifs, ands, or buts about it -- all W3C resources should apply WCAG techniques to ensure the maximum usability and accessibility of W3C materials thank you, gregory j. rosmaita ------------------------------------------------------------------- CYNIC, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of plucking out a cynic's eyes to improve his vision. -- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary ------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory J. Rosmaita, [EMAIL PROTECTED] UBATS - United Blind Advocates for Talking Signs: http://ubats.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------Title: Syntax for ARIA: Cost-benefit Analysis (Accessified Table)
Syntax for ARIA: Cost-benefit Analysis (Accessified Table)
NOTE: This is an excerpt from the Q&A Web Log entry, Syntax for ARIA: Cost-benefit Analysis (Henry Thompson)
