Monday, November 17, 2008

Don't Forget the tables.

If you are going to be accessible you do not want to design a full page using tables. There are so many reason I can go into why that is wrong. However I want to remind you that using tables correctly, when needed, would be the best and smartest thing you can do for all your users. Especially those using assistant technologies.

Here are some links to help you along making your tables accessible and look pretty too!
  1. Explains the use of things like scope, abbr and a good format. (Presented in 2005 but it is not outdated yet.) http://www.usability.com.au/resources/tables.cfm
  2. The author at http://aenui.com reminds us that tables still easily look nice. http://aenui.com/user-interface/designing-tables-for-usability/

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