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Table Summary and related solutions

HTML WG Issue

• ISSUE-32 table-summary: How to provide a summary of a table, e.g. for unsighted navigation?

Table Summary Bugs

• Bugzilla entries for table summary tracked by the task force

Resources

• Mechanism to Summarize a Table - a detailed history of the issue from 2007 to date. It includes Issue Description, Status, Advice Request to PFWG, Related Bugs, Proposed Solutions, Related References, and Email Discussion Threads.

Proposals

• Summary Change Proposal Nov 18, 2009
• Details element as a replacement for summary attribute, Feb 15, 2010
• Make the table summary attribute fully conforming in HTML5 - February 21, 2010.
• Table captions and table summaries
• Media independent way to provide table info in the caption element
• Change summary from an attribute to an element
• Change Proposal: Reinstate the table summary attribute as a fully conforming part of HTML 5 - July 2011

Usability Evaluation

• Brainstorming Table Summary Usability Evaluation

Needs Assessment

• Table Summary: Needs Assessment Possible Questions

Surveys

• Details element as a replacement for the summary attribute - Open from 2010-02-22 to 2010-02-25.