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Table 6 Rule: Header cells must be th elements

	Violations	Warnings	Manual Checks	Passed	Not Applicable
Number of Pages	-	-	-	1	10

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: 2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA)
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	HTML 4.01 Specification: 11.2.6 Table cells: The TH and TD elements H51: Using table markup to present tabular information H63: Using the scope attribute to associate header cells and data cells in data tables IBM Web checklist Checkpoint 1.3e: Tables iCITA HTML Best Practices: Simple Data Table Example iCITA HTML Best Practices: Complex Data Table Example

#	Page Title	Result	Number of Elements						Implementation Level					Pass/Fail Only
#	Page Title	Result	V	W	MC	P	H		Pass	Fail	MC	Status		Score	Status
9	College Leadership - The University of Alabama	Passed	0	0	0	2	0		100.0	-	-	C		100.0	C
2	College of Continuing Studies - The University of Alabama	na	0	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	na		-	na
3	About Continuing Studies - The University of Alabama	na	0	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	na		-	na
4	Getting Started - The University of Alabama	na	0	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	na		-	na
5	Contact Us - The University of Alabama	na	0	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	na		-	na
6	Giving to the College of Continuing Studies - The University of Alabama	na	0	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	na		-	na
7	Board of Visitors - The University of Alabama	na	0	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	na		-	na
8	Mission Statement - The University of Alabama	na	0	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	na		-	na
10	Meet the Dean - The University of Alabama	na	0	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	na		-	na
1	College of Continuing Studies - The University of Alabama	na	0	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	na		-	na
11	- The University of Alabama	na	0	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	na		-	na