Complex Tables

This is an example of a complex table. Although technically correct, it's possible that the instances of column span ("Maximum Amounts in Dollars") and row span (Essex and Saratoga Counties) would not be rendered correctly in a screen reader.

Oceania Maximum Allowances for Receipted Lodging and Meal Expenses for Overnight Travel in New York State
Locality/County Season Maximum Amounts in Dollars
Lodging Per Diem Meal Per Diem Maximum Allowance
Albany 74 42 116
Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens 170 46 216
Dutchess 74 38 112
Erie 74 42 116
Essex 6/1-10/31 79 38 117
11/1-5/31 58 38 96
Manhattan 198 46 244
Monroe 58 42 100
Saratoga 6/15-10/31 95 38 133
11/1-6/14 56 38 94

In this table, we've eliminated one of the possible problems by adding the "Maximum Amounts in Dollars" to the table's CAPTION element. We solved the rowspan problem by repeating the names of the counties in the "Locality/County" column for those that had multiple "Season" entries.

Oceania Maximum Allowances for Receipted Lodging and Meal Expenses for Overnight Travel in New York State
(Maximum Amounts in Dollars)
Locality/County Season Lodging Per Diem Meal Per Diem Maximum Allowance
Albany 74 42 116
Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens 170 46 216
Dutchess 74 38 112
Erie 74 42 116
Essex 6/1-10/31 79 38 117
Essex 11/1-5/31 58 38 96
Manhattan 198 46 244
Monroe 58 42 100
Saratoga 6/15-10/31 95 38 133
Saratoga 11/1-6/14 56 38 94

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