Tables – Section 508 Accessibility Guidelines
Accessibility
GSA
Section 508
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Information, structure, and relationships conveyed through presentation can be programmatically determined or are available in text.
Content/Design Considerations
- Use simple tables instead of complex tables whenever possible
Development Considerations
- If tables are used for layout purposes, add role=”presentation” and do not use structural elements like
and table summaries. - Table cell association to headers
- Note:
is not supported in HTML5. Use instead.