<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Calibri Light";
panose-1:2 15 3 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Cambria;
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
h1
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 1 Char";
margin-top:12.0pt;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:1.6in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
line-height:70%;
font-size:48.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
font-style:italic;}
h2
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 2 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:13.0pt;
font-family:"Cambria",serif;}
h3
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 3 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Cambria",serif;}
h4
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 4 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Cambria",serif;
font-style:italic;}
h5
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 5 Char";
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:.3in;
page-break-after:avoid;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Cambria",serif;
font-weight:normal;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoQuote, li.MsoQuote, div.MsoQuote
{mso-style-priority:29;
mso-style-link:"Quote Char";
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:.5in;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
color:black;}
span.Heading1Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 1 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 1";
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic;}
span.Heading2Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 2 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 2";
font-family:"Cambria",serif;
font-weight:bold;}
span.Heading3Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 3 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 3";
font-family:"Cambria",serif;
font-weight:bold;}
span.Heading4Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 4 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 4";
font-family:"Cambria",serif;
font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic;}
span.Heading5Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 5 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 5";
font-family:"Cambria",serif;}
p.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0
{mso-style-name:msonormal;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
span.QuoteChar
{mso-style-name:"Quote Char";
mso-style-priority:29;
mso-style-link:Quote;
color:black;}
span.EmailStyle25
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;
color:#222A35;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;}
span.EmailStyle26
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none none;}
span.EmailStyle27
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
span.EmailStyle28
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;}
span.EmailStyle29
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:972251839;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:133070990 -862278532 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.25in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:.25in;
text-indent:-.15in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:.5in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:1.0in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:1.5in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:2.0in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:2.5in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:3.0in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:3.5in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:4.0in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style>
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I agree with Dan and Leyna on this too.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tables headings, captions, and summaries should be in any data table to make it accessible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/tables/">Tables Concepts on w3.org</a> and
<a href="https://webaim.org/techniques/tables/data">Creating Accessible Tables on webaim.org</a> are very useful pages for learning about this topic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I have also found, the less table complexity, the better for screen reader users.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Avoiding: nesting, merging, and multiple table headings for the same cell reduces confusion and ensures greater support.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“Despite being standard markup for tables for many years, some screen readers still do not fully support complex tables with spanned or multiple levels of row and/or column headers.
When possible, try to 'flatten' the table and avoid spanned cells and multiple levels of header cells.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This is a simple table that should be understood by most screen readers:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">EXAMPLE:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" style="background:#CCCCCC;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Concerts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;background:#CCCCCC;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Date<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#CCCCCC;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Event<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#CCCCCC;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Venue<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">12 Feb<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Waltz with Strauss<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Main Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">24 Mar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Obelisks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">West Wing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">14 Apr<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The What<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Main Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This is a lot more confusing and sometimes missed on some screen readers:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">EXAMPLE:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse">
<thead>
<tr>
<td colspan="5" style="padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Availability of holiday accommodation<br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Column one has the location and size of accommodation, other columns show the type and number of properties available</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in"></td>
<td style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#CCCCCC;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Studio<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#CCCCCC;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Apt<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#CCCCCC;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Chalet<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#CCCCCC;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Villa<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="5" style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#CCCCCC;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Paris<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#CCCCCC;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1 bedroom<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">11<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">25<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">23<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#CCCCCC;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2 bedroom<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">43<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">52<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">32<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#CCCCCC;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3 bedroom<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">13<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">15<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">40<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5" style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#CCCCCC;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Rome<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#CCCCCC;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1 bedroom<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">13<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">21<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">22<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#CCCCCC;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2 bedroom<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">23<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">43<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">30<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#CCCCCC;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3 bedroom<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">16<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">32<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:.05in .05in .05in .05in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">40<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">But both are semantically correct but I find complex tables to be more cumbersome and less supported by screen readers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://accessibility.psu.edu/tables/">Simple vs. Complex - Tables on accessibility psu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dan Schipul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Web Developer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Office of Campus Technology Services
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Certified Web Accessibility Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:dan.schipul@purchase.edu">dan.schipul@purchase.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="tel:+19142516464">914-251-6464</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="https://www.purchase.edu/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="243" height="90" style="width:2.5312in;height:.9375in" id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image002.gif@01D464A6.FC1D62C0" alt="Purchase College - State University of New York"></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
<br>
<img border="0" width="300" height="65" style="width:3.125in;height:.677in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D464A6.FC1D62C0" alt="Internation Association of Accessibility Professionals - Certified Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS)"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Leyna Bencomo<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 15, 2018 4:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Layout Tables - help!<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">< - - MESSAGE FROM AN EXTERNAL SENDER - - >
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">I agree with Dan…hot mess, linearize or reformat using column headers and one row per course name or whatever that is in the 3<sup>rd</sup> column.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Leyna Bencomo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Office of Information Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">University of Colorado Colorado Springs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, EPC 215<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Colorado Springs, CO 80918<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">(719) 255-4202 /
<a href="mailto:lbencomo@uccs.edu">lbencomo@uccs.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.uccs.edu/~it/">http://www.uccs.edu/~it/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><img border="0" width="458" height="54" style="width:4.7708in;height:.5625in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image004.png@01D464A6.FC1D62C0" alt="sig logo small"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bourne, Sarah (MASSIT)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 15, 2018 2:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Layout Tables - help!<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Another option is to transform it into a series of tables, using the first column as a CAPTION and/or Heading (i.e., not in the table grid itself) and add headers to the table columns.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#43956F">Sarah E. Bourne<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535353">Director of IT Accessibility<br>
Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535353">1 Ashburton Place, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02108<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535353">Office: (617) 626-4502<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535353"><a href="mailto:sarah.bourne@mass.gov">sarah.bourne@mass.gov</a></span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535353">
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gainsboro"> |
</span><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mass.gov%2Fanf%2Fresearch-and-tech%2Foversight-agencies%2Fitd%2F&data=02%7C01%7Clbencomo%40uccs.edu%7Cd102c8455e5b4938e50008d632d9b7a5%7C529343fae8c8419fab2ea70c10038810%7C1%7C0%7C636752308014998559&sdata=KBf5ccs6g0sFnYzXQm36E04Y2E993dxwl%2BiccxAt8H0%3D&reserved=0"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535353;text-decoration:none">www.mass.gov/eotss</span></b></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535353"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Christine Robinson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 15, 2018 3:47 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Layout Tables - help!<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#222A35">Someone has sent me a table, to ask for my help in making it accessible. I have a couple of ideas, but I would like to open this up to everybody here for help.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#222A35"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#222A35">What would you do with a table like this?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#222A35"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="0" style="width:510.35pt;margin-left:29.85pt;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="216" valign="top" style="width:162.35pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always">
<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always">
</span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Area A – Essential Skills <o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width="216" valign="top" style="width:2.25in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">ENGL 1101<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">ENGL 1102 <i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">MATH 1113<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">MATH 2200 <o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width="152" valign="top" style="width:114.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">English (C&L) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">English (L&C)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">English (C&L) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">English (L&C)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Mathematics AB/BC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Mathematics AB or<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Mathematics BC<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width="96" valign="top" style="width:1.0in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">3 or 4<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">3 or 4<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">5<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">5<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">3, 4 or 5<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">4 or 5<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">3, 4 or 5<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="216" valign="top" style="width:162.35pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.1in;text-autospace:none">Area B – Institutional Option
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.15in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Information Technology <o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width="216" valign="top" style="width:2.25in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">ITEC 1001<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">ITEC 1001 proficiency and <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">ITEC 2120 credit (or ITEC 2140 if an IT major)<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width="152" valign="top" style="width:114.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Computer Science Principles<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Computer Science A<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width="96" valign="top" style="width:1.0in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">3, 4 or 5<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">3, 4 or 5<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#222A35"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#222A35">The actual table is much longer, but you probably get the idea. And by the way, the original table has no headers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#222A35"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#007048">Christine Robinson</span></b><span style="color:#007048">
</span><span style="color:#222A35">| Technical Trainer/Writer | Center for Teaching Excellence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#007048">Georgia Gwinnett College</span></b><span style="color:#222A35"> | 1000 University Center Lane| Lawrenceville, GA 30043<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>