Sub-Group: South Carolina

Table 6 Rule: Header cells must be th elements
Violations Warnings Manual
Checks		 Passed Not Applicable
Number of Websites - - - 2 4
2 websites with all passed; 2 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
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
South Carolina: Admissions SEC South Carolina Passed 0 0 0 25 165 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
South Carolina: Home SEC South Carolina Passed 0 0 0 7 191 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
South Carolina: LAS SEC South Carolina na 0 0 0 0 1 - - - na - na
South Carolina: Education SEC South Carolina na 0 0 0 0 1 - - - na - na
South Carolina: Engineering SEC South Carolina na 0 0 0 0 1 - - - na - na
South Carolina: Business SEC South Carolina na 0 0 0 0 3 - - - na - na