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Table 6 Rule: Header cells must be th elements
Violations Warnings Manual
Checks		 Passed Not Applicable
Number of Pages - - - 4 36
4 pages with all passed; 36 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
14 School of Engineering Contact Us Passed 0 0 0 34 0 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
21 School of Engineering Accreditation Passed 0 0 0 15 0 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
19 University of Mississippi School of Engineering Passed 0 0 0 4 0 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
33 School of Engineering ESB Tutoring Passed 0 0 0 2 0 100.0 - - C 100.0 C
5 School of Engineering Alumni and Friends na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
6 School of Engineering About Us na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
7 School of Engineering Academics na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
8 School of Engineering Research Centers na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
9 School of Engineering News na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
10 University of Mississippi School of Engineering na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
11 School of Engineering Ole Miss Engineer Service Corps na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
12 School of Engineering News and Events na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
13 School of Engineering Student Services na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
15 School of Engineering About Us na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
16 School of Engineering Fast Facts na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
17 School of Engineering History na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
18 University of Mississippi School of Engineering na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
20 School of Engineering Engineering Advisory Board na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
22 School of Engineering Graduate Programs na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
23 School of Engineering SoE Advising na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
24 School of Engineering University of Mississippi - School of Engineering na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
25 School of Engineering University of Mississippi - School of Engineering na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
26 School of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Home na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
27 School of Engineering University of Mississippi - School of Engineering na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
28 Department of Geology and Geological Engineering at Ole Miss na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
29 School of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Home na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
30 School of Engineering University of Mississippi - School of Engineering na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
31 School of Engineering Ole Miss Engineer na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
32 School of Engineering Current Students na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
34 School of Engineering Woods Society na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
35 School of Engineering Undergraduate Programs na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
36 School of Engineering Forms na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
37 IT Help Desk na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
38 School of Engineering Research Centers na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
39 Feedback Form na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
1 School of Engineering University of Mississippi - School of Engineering na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
40 University of Mississippi School of Engineering na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
2 University of Mississippi School of Engineering na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
3 School of Engineering Current Students na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na
4 School of Engineering Faculty and Staff na 0 0 0 0 0 - - - na - na