Harvard Extension School, Fall 2018
CSCI E-12 Fundamentals of Web Site Development

## Accessibilty of Tables

### Using "scope"

The "scope" attribute can be used to associate header information with columns and rows (and also column groups and row groups).

Example 3.27 - Table with 'scope' attribute - Example 3.27 | Example 3.27 JSFiddle

- Markup
- Display

    <table>
    <caption>United States Urban and Rural Populations</caption>
    <thead>
    <tr>
    <th scope="col">Year</th>
    <th scope="col">Percent Urban</th>
    <th scope="col">Percent Rural</th>
    </tr>
    </thead>
    <tfoot>
    <tr>
    <td colspan="3">Data from<a href="http://www.census.gov/">United States Census Bureau</a></td>
    </tr>
    </tfoot><tbody>
    <tr>
    <th scope="row">2010</th>
    <td>80.3</td>
    <td>19.7</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <th scope="row">2000</th>
    <td>79.2</td>
    <td>20.8</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <th scope="row">1950</th>
    <td>64.0</td>
    <td>36.0</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <th scope="row">1900</th>
    <td>39.6</td>
    <td>60.4</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <th scope="row">1850</th>
    <td>15.4</td>
    <td>84.6</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <th scope="row">1800</th>
    <td>6.1</td>
    <td>93.9</td>
    </tr>
    </tbody>
    </table>

United States Urban and Rural Populations
Year | Percent Urban | Percent Rural
--- | --- | ---
Data from United States Census Bureau
2010 | 80.3 | 19.7
2000 | 79.2 | 20.8
1950 | 64.0 | 36.0
1900 | 39.6 | 60.4
1850 | 15.4 | 84.6
1800 | 6.1 | 93.9

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