Website: Alabama: Honors College

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Table 6 Rule: Header cells must be th elements
Violations Warnings Manual
Checks		 Passed Not Applicable
Number of Pages - - - - 22
22 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
3 Academics honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
4 Admission honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
1 honors.ua.edu Honors College | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
2 About honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
12 Program honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
5 Scholarships honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
6 Programs honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
7 Faculty & Staff honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
8 Honors Abroad honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
9 Learning from the Community in Alabamas Black Belt honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
10 Student honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
14 Faculty honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
11 HCA: Students Serving Students honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
18 Alumni & Friends honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
13 Writing Women Back into History With Quilts, Cooking, and More honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
15 Schedule A Visit honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
16 Honors Year One honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
17 Honors College Assembly honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
19 Randall Research Scholars Program honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
20 University Fellows Experience honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
22 Honors College Selects American War as Common Book honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
21 Our Stories honors.ua.edu | The University of Alabama na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na