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The HTML 5 tables examples in the spec contain no ARIA examples. Examples of accessible tables using ARIA include the use of inline IDREFs which can be programmatically referenced using aria-describedby. [1] For example, an inline prose description of the table may be included within the body text of a document and referenced using aria-describedby. <code> <p>Let us look at both the positive and negative aspects of mood. <span id=inline_desc>In the following table, characteristics are given in the second column, with the negative side in the left column and the positive side in the right column</span>. This will help to give an overview of both positve and negative expressions of mood.</p> <table> <caption>Characteristics with positive and negative sides</caption> <thead> <tr> <th id="n"> Negative <th> Characteristic <th> Positive <tbody> <tr> <td headers="n r1"> Sad <th id="r1"> Mood <td> Happy <tr> <td headers="n r2"> Failing <th id="r2"> Grade <td> Passing </table> </code> The above example is rather simplistic as the IDREF could be anywhere within a page and embedded within a <span>, or <div> or any other semantically neutral element, but is illustrative of the ability to reference this IDREF by Assistive Technology that supports ARIA which will help to make the table more understandable by a wider audience. [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-html5-20110525/tabular-data.html#tabular-data
mass-moved component to LC1
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(In reply to comment #2) [...] > Rationale: I don't understand the example, nor why one would need ARIA here. To complete the example you need to add: <table aria-describedby="inline_desc"> <caption>Characteristics with positive and negative sides</caption> <thead> [...] To the table, which will create a programatic association with the description contained in the <p>. I hope this is clearer. The reason an example of how ARIA can be used to describe a table should be included in the HTML5 spec, is because it is a new method of making tables more accessible and ARIA is now a full citizen of HTML5. I hope this is clearer. <code> <p>Let us look at both the positive and negative aspects of mood. <span id=