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Module 1 - Best Practices for Using Tables

Many Instructional Designers, Web Developers, and content providers don't understand the experience of the screen reader user when navigating data tables. This course focuses on the following:

When data tables are most appropriate (and when they are not)
How to use column and row headings
How "span" and "scope" attributes affect the experience of screen reader users
How to review a complex table and strategically simplify it for a better user experience

Learning Objectives

Identify the main components of an accessible table and explain their functions
Locate online resources needed to create an accessible table in Canvas
Describe the negative consequences of not including proper html table tags and attributes
Identify what it looks/sounds like for a screen reader user when tables are coded incorrectly

Below is an example of a table as well as best practices compiled from W3C, WebAIM