Group: Southeast

Table 6 Rule: Header cells must be th elements
Violations Warnings Manual
Checks		 Passed Not Applicable
Number of Websites 2 - - 55 44
2 websites with violations; 55 websites with all passed; 55 websites that are not applicable;

Rule Details

Definition Each data table header cell must use th elements rather than td element with a scope attribute.
Purpose
  • th element is the web standards way to identify header cells in a table, and makes the data table source code easier to read and debug for accessibility problems.
WCAG 2.0 Success Criteria

1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A, Primary Success Criterion)

Other Related Success Criterion:

Rule Category Tables
Scope Element
Target Resources th and td[scope] elements
Techniques
  • Use th elements in the first row or column to identify row and column headers in a simple data tables.
  • Use headers attribute on each td element to identify header information in complex data tables.
  • Use th element for cells used as header cells in the table.
Manual Checks
  • Verify the each data cell has header cells that clearly identify the meaning of the content of the data cell.
Informational Links

SEC Universities

University Group Result Number of Websites   Implementation Level
V W MC P N/A Pass/Fail Score Pass/Fail Status All Results Score All Results Status
Mississippi SEC Passed 0 0 0 5 1 100.0 C 100.0 C
Missouri SEC Passed 0 0 0 3 3 100.0 C 100.0 C
Arkansas SEC Passed 0 0 0 6 7 100.0 C 100.0 C
Florida SEC Passed 0 0 0 3 3 100.0 C 100.0 C
Kentucky SEC Passed 0 0 0 5 1 100.0 C 100.0 C
Louisiana State University SEC Passed 0 0 0 1 5 100.0 C 100.0 C
Mississippi State SEC Passed 0 0 0 2 3 100.0 C 100.0 C
Texas A and M SEC Passed 0 0 0 1 5 100.0 C 100.0 C
Vanderbilt SEC Passed 0 0 0 4 2 100.0 C 100.0 C
Georgia SEC Passed 0 0 0 6 0 100.0 C 100.0 C
Tennessee SEC Passed 0 0 0 5 1 100.0 C 100.0 C
South Carolina SEC Passed 0 0 0 2 4 100.0 C 100.0 C
Alabama SEC Violation 1 0 0 9 7 97.5 AC 97.5 AC
Auburn SEC Violation 1 0 0 3 2 32.4 NI 32.4 NI

SEC Websites

Website Group Sub-Group Result Number of Pages   Implementation Level   Pass/Fail Only
V W MC P N/A Pass Fail MC Status Score Status
Arkansas: Honors College SEC Arkansas Passed 0 0 0 1 63 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Missouri: Business SEC Missouri Passed 0 0 0 6 77 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Mississippi: Education SEC Ole Miss Passed 0 0 0 4 49 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Kentucky: Education SEC Kentucky Passed 0 0 0 2 51 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Texas A and M: Business SEC Texas A M Passed 0 0 0 4 130 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Vanderbilt: Education SEC Vanderbilt Passed 0 0 0 1 69 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Arkansas: Admissions SEC Arkansas Passed 0 0 0 1 30 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Alabama: Continuing Studies SEC Alabama Passed 0 0 0 1 10 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Arkansas: Financial AID SEC Arkansas Passed 0 0 0 2 26 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Alabama: Financial AID SEC Alabama Passed 0 0 0 2 13 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Arkansas: LAW SEC Arkansas Passed 0 0 0 2 26 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Alabama: Engineering SEC Alabama Passed 0 0 0 4 83 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Arkansas: Engineering SEC Arkansas Passed 0 0 0 1 35 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Alabama: Social Work SEC Alabama Passed 0 0 0 2 36 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Alabama: LAW SEC Alabama Passed 0 0 0 6 90 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Alabama: Admissions SEC Alabama Passed 0 0 0 7 105 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Alabama: Home SEC Alabama Passed 0 0 0 10 107 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Florida: Business SEC Florida Passed 0 0 0 2 38 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Georgia: Admissions SEC Georgia Passed 0 0 0 3 55 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Kentucky: LAS SEC Kentucky Passed 0 0 0 7 129 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Auburn: LAS SEC Auburn Passed 0 0 0 1 149 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Mississippi State: LAS SEC Mississippi State Passed 0 0 0 2 42 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Mississippi: Engineering SEC Ole Miss Passed 0 0 0 4 36 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Georgia: LAS SEC Georgia Passed 0 0 0 2 197 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Florida: Engineering SEC Florida Passed 0 0 0 1 87 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Louisiana State University: Home SEC LSU Passed 0 0 0 1 57 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Mississippi State: Home SEC Mississippi State Passed 0 0 0 2 53 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Mississippi: Business SEC Ole Miss Passed 0 0 0 1 42 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Mississippi: LAS SEC Ole Miss Passed 0 0 0 1 56 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Mississippi: Home SEC Ole Miss Passed 0 0 0 3 156 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
South Carolina: Admissions SEC South Carolina Passed 0 0 0 25 165 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Georgia: Business SEC Georgia Passed 0 0 0 8 60 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Kentucky: Admissions SEC Kentucky Passed 0 0 0 1 22 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Georgia: Home SEC Georgia Passed 0 0 0 3 127 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Tennessee: Home SEC Tennessee Passed 0 0 0 1 72 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Tennessee: Admissions SEC Tennessee Passed 0 0 0 1 42 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Vanderbilt: Home SEC Vanderbilt Passed 0 0 0 10 89 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Arkansas: Home SEC Arkansas Passed 0 0 0 2 45 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Kentucky: Home SEC Kentucky Passed 0 0 0 4 71 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Tennessee: Business SEC Tennessee Passed 0 0 0 2 94 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
South Carolina: Home SEC South Carolina Passed 0 0 0 7 191 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Kentucky: Business SEC Kentucky Passed 0 0 0 3 57 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Georgia: Engineering SEC Georgia Passed 0 0 0 1 85 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Florida: Education SEC Florida Passed 0 0 0 1 77 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Tennessee: Engineering SEC Tennessee Passed 0 0 0 2 68 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Georgia: Education SEC Georgia Passed 0 0 0 4 51 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Missouri: Education SEC Missouri Passed 0 0 0 2 50 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Alabama: Graduate School SEC Alabama Passed 0 0 0 2 18 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Missouri: Admissions SEC Missouri Passed 0 0 0 2 31 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Vanderbilt: Admissions SEC Vanderbilt Passed 0 0 0 2 31 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Auburn: Home SEC Auburn Passed 0 0 0 8 87 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Vanderbilt: LAS SEC Vanderbilt Passed 0 0 0 1 24 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Alabama: LAS SEC Alabama Passed 0 0 0 1 48 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Tennessee: LAS SEC Tennessee Passed 0 0 0 1 67 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Auburn: Business SEC Auburn Passed 0 0 0 3 169 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
Alabama: Business SEC Alabama Violation 1 0 0 1 92 11.0 - - NI 11.0 NI
Auburn: Admissions SEC Auburn Violation 3 0 0 0 29 - - - NI - NI
Texas A and M: Admissions SEC Texas A M na 0 0 0 0 30 - - - na - na
Texas A and M: Home SEC Texas A M na 0 0 0 0 54 - - - na - na
Mississippi State: Business SEC Mississippi State na 0 0 0 0 23 - - - na - na
Mississippi State: Education SEC Mississippi State na 0 0 0 0 5 - - - na - na
Mississippi State: Admissions SEC Mississippi State na 0 0 0 0 1 - - - na - na
Florida: LAS SEC Florida na 0 0 0 0 20 - - - na - na
South Carolina: LAS SEC South Carolina na 0 0 0 0 1 - - - na - na
Auburn: Engineering SEC Auburn na 0 0 0 0 69 - - - na - na
Auburn: Education SEC Auburn na 0 0 0 0 14 - - - na - na
Louisiana State University: Business SEC LSU na 0 0 0 0 2 - - - na - na
Missouri: LAS SEC Missouri na 0 0 0 0 2 - - - na - na
Tennessee: Education SEC Tennessee na 0 0 0 0 79 - - - na - na
South Carolina: Education SEC South Carolina na 0 0 0 0 1 - - - na - na
Kentucky: Engineering SEC Kentucky na 0 0 0 0 91 - - - na - na
Texas A and M: LAS SEC Texas A M na 0 0 0 0 32 - - - na - na
Texas A and M: Education SEC Texas A M na 0 0 0 0 40 - - - na - na
South Carolina: Engineering SEC South Carolina na 0 0 0 0 1 - - - na - na
Louisiana State University: Engineering SEC LSU na 0 0 0 0 60 - - - na - na
Arkansas: Agriculture SEC Arkansas na 0 0 0 0 35 - - - na - na
Alabama: Disability SEC Alabama na 0 0 0 0 23 - - - na - na
Alabama: Community Health SEC Alabama na 0 0 0 0 44 - - - na - na
Arkansas: Education SEC Arkansas na 0 0 0 0 28 - - - na - na
Florida: Home SEC Florida na 0 0 0 0 62 - - - na - na
Arkansas: Architecture SEC Arkansas na 0 0 0 0 39 - - - na - na
Vanderbilt: Business SEC Vanderbilt na 0 0 0 0 47 - - - na - na
Louisiana State University: Admissions SEC LSU na 0 0 0 0 59 - - - na - na
Arkansas: Graduate School SEC Arkansas na 0 0 0 0 22 - - - na - na
Alabama: Honors College SEC Alabama na 0 0 0 0 22 - - - na - na
Louisiana State University: Education SEC LSU na 0 0 0 0 1 - - - na - na
Arkansas: LAS SEC Arkansas na 0 0 0 0 56 - - - na - na
Alabama: Nursing SEC Alabama na 0 0 0 0 79 - - - na - na
Alabama: Environment SEC Alabama na 0 0 0 0 68 - - - na - na
South Carolina: Business SEC South Carolina na 0 0 0 0 3 - - - na - na
Missouri: Home SEC Missouri na 0 0 0 0 27 - - - na - na
Arkansas: Business SEC Arkansas na 0 0 0 0 10 - - - na - na
Alabama: Education SEC Alabama na 0 0 0 0 73 - - - na - na
Alabama: Media SEC Alabama na 0 0 0 0 18 - - - na - na
Mississippi: Admissions SEC Ole Miss na 0 0 0 0 27 - - - na - na
Vanderbilt: Engineering SEC Vanderbilt na 0 0 0 0 59 - - - na - na
Arkansas: Disability SEC Arkansas na 0 0 0 0 18 - - - na - na
Louisiana State University: LAS SEC LSU na 0 0 0 0 1 - - - na - na
Missouri: Engineering SEC Missouri na 0 0 0 0 137 - - - na - na
Florida: Admissions SEC Florida na 0 0 0 0 36 - - - na - na
Texas A and M: Engineering SEC Texas A M na 0 0 0 0 60 - - - na - na