Table contains a nested table Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

This page uses nested tables, which do not make sense when read in a screen reader.

Help

Add role='presentation' if the inner table is a layout table, otherwise modify the inner table to present the same data without nesting tables.

Applicable standards

• WCAG 2.0 F49 (Success Criteria: 1.3.2 level A)
• WCAG 2.1 F49 (Success Criteria: 1.3.2 level A)
• WCAG 2.2 F49 (Success Criteria: 1.3.2 level A)
• Section 508 (2017) F49 (Success Criteria: 1.3.2 level A)

Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Change history

• 5.20 Jan 2016 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccHtmlNestedTable