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Table 6 Rule: Header cells must be th elements
Violations Warnings Manual
Checks		 Passed Not Applicable
Number of Pages - - - 2 18
2 pages with all passed; 18 pages 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
# Page Title Result Number of Elements   Implementation Level   Pass/Fail Only
V W MC P H Pass Fail MC Status Score Status
5 Graduate A Z Index Graduate School | The University of Alabama Passed 0 0 0 18 0 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
15 Accelerated Masters Program Graduate School | The University of Alabama Passed 0 0 0 5 0 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
3 Make a Gift Graduate School | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
4 Events Graduate School | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
6 Contact Us Graduate School | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
7 Prospective Students Graduate School | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
8 Current Students Graduate School | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
9 Academic Programs Graduate School | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
10 Faculty & Staff Graduate School | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
11 Recruitment Fairs Graduate School | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
12 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Graduate School | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
13 Publisher-In-Residence Program Graduate School | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
14 McNair Scholars Visitation Day Graduate School | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
16 Student Spotlight Graduate School | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
17 2018 Graduate Student Awards Graduate School | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
18 Tide Together Graduate School | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
19 UA Building Innovative Radars to Help Flood, Drought Management Graduate School | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
1 Graduate School The University of Alabama | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
20 2018 McNair Scholars Visitation Day Graduate School | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
2 Apply Now Graduate School | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na