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3. Tables
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Some images, such as charts or graphs, require long
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web pages, long descriptions may be provided in
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Tables
Simple Tables
Simple tables have a uniform number of columns and rows, without any merged cells:
Screen Reader Responses Share
JAWS 853 49%
NVDA 238 14%
Window-Eyes 214 12%
System Access 181 10%
VoiceOver 159 9%
Complex Tables an image means, not how it looks.
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The following is a complex table, using merged cells as headers for sections within the table. This can't
be made accessible in all types of documents:
May 2012 September 2010
Screen Reader Responses Share Responses Share
JAWS 853 49% 727 59%
NVDA 238 14% 105 9%
Window-Eyes 214 12% 138 11%
System Access 181 10% 58 5%
VoiceOver 159 9% 120 10%
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