Accessible tables
by "Rick Nelson/R6/USDAFS" <rhnelson(at)fs.fed.us>
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Mon, 25 Feb 2002 14:29:18 -0800 |
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This is a table from a page on our web site that I have tried to make
accessible using "scope". As far as I have been able to determine this
would meet the requirements of section 508. Comments?
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>Table example</title>
</head>
<body>
<table summary="Conditions below 800 feet" border="1"
cellspacing="2" cellpadding="4">
<tr>
<th scope="col">Condition</th>
<th scope="col">Common Name</th>
<th scope="col"><em>Scientific Name</em></th>
<th scope="col">Habitat</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">flower bud</th>
<td>myrtle, Oregon</td>
<td><em>Umbellularia californica</em></td>
<td>riparian</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th rowspan="3" scope="rowgroup">early bloom</th>
<td>hazelnut, California</td>
<td><em>Corylus cornus var. californica</em></td>
<td>woods</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>saxifrage, Howell's</td>
<td><em>Saxifraga howellii</em></td>
<td>rock bluffs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>snow queen</td>
<td><em>Synthyris reniformis</em></td>
<td>forest</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup">full bloom</th>
<td>alder, white</td>
<td><em>Alnus rhombifolia</em></td>
<td>riparian</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>bearbrush</td>
<td><em>Garrya fremontii</em></td>
<td>openings</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Rick Nelson
Umpqua National Forest
Continual vigilance is the price of accuracy.
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