• Reported by Russ

Roger Hudson and I have been conducting some tests into the difference between "id" and "headers" vs "scope" - to see which of these options was more widely supported in assistive devices.

A range of blind users and accessibility experts were asked to take part in the testing including Andrew Downie, Roger Johansson, Patrick Lauke, Bruce Maguire and David Woodbridge.

The initial results have been published as part of a larger article - Accessible Data Tables:

" At this stage, it appears that id and headers are the most effective way to make complex data tables accessible. Although id and headers are slightly more difficult to code than scope, the apparent poor screen reader support for scope means that this is probably not an effective accessibility option."

We are still interested in further testers and feedback!