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Data table titles are filled in

Give a title to tables to explain content to readers

Objectives

  • Allow technical help users to easily identify the nature of information provided by a table.
  • Improve accessibility of content to readers with disabilities

Implementation

  • Use and fill the HTML caption element for each data array.
  • In this case, use a hiding caption element on the display.

Control

  • Check the source code of the HTML page of the epub and the presence of the element caption. If this element is hidden in display using a CSS class, make sure it remains accessible for screen readers.

Validation

  • Needs to be human verified.

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