Accessible HTML Tables
Resources
Tables in HTML Documents
This is the portion of the W3C's HTML specification that discusses tables and the elements that are used in composing tables. Excellent resource, including a section about how tables are rendered by non-visual user agents.
http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/tables.htmlTablin
This is a table linearizer created by the W3C. Tablin will show you how the information in any of your tables flows for screen reader users.
http://www.w3.org/WAI/References/TablinTechniques for Accessible HTML Tables
Prepared by Stephen Ferg, a computer systems analyst in the Division of Data Dissemination Systems (LABSTAT) at the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Discusses techniques for formatting complex tables of statistical data in HTML so that they are accessible to visually impaired users and compliant with the provisions of Section 508.
http://www.ferg.org/section508/accessible_tables.htmlAccessible Tables
Written by Jim Thatcher, a noted accessibility expert, for the Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center, funded in support of Section 508 by NIDRR and GSA at Georgia Institute of Technology, Center for Rehabilitation Technology.
http://www.jimthatcher.com/webcourse9.htmWebAIM's Creating Accessible Tables
Good, basic tutorial on coding accessible tables in HTML.
http://www.webaim.org/techniques/tables/
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