[Athen] feedback on alt text language for Word table

[Howard Kramer]

Hello All:

I'm developing a MOOC with a couple of colleagues on Inclusive eLearning
and I have a section on alt text for Word Tables. I've noticed some
examples of alt text for tables which are very minimal in the information
provided - basically just the structure of the table and if there were
merged cells. Do you think this example provides too much information in
the alt text?

Alt text: “This is a 4 column by 9 row table with 2 header rows and 7 data
rows. The first row has one header for Data Source which spans column 3 and
4 above the names of the two research firms in row 2. The second row
headers are Rank, Manufacturer and the names of the two research firms:
Gartner and International Data Corporation.”

I will also recommend that the first 2 rows be designated as repeating
header rows in Word and will add a "true" caption on top.


Data Source

Rank

Manufacturer

Gartner

International Data Corporation (IDC)

1

Samsung <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Electronics>

24.6%

24.5%

2

Nokia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia>

13.9%

13.8%

3

Apple Inc. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.>

8.3%

8.4%

4

LG <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_Electronics>

3.8%

3.8%

5

ZTE <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZTE>

3.3%

-

5

Huawei <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huawei>

-

3.0%

Others

34.0%

46.4%

     Top Five Worldwide Total Mobile Phone Vendors, 2013



Thanks in advance.
-Howard


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Howard Kramer
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