method one would most likely fit here since we have the option to skip them
or go girectly to them.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Cantor" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:51 AM
Subject: Footnotes embedded in HTML data tables


One of our web developer approached me with an interesting question. He is
remediating a web site that has financial tables. In one table, certain
header and data cells contain footnotes.

What is the preferred approach to ensure that the footnotes are screen
reader accessible? We have two ideas:

Approach 1: Use inline links, i.e.,

<a href="#footnote1" title="Footnote 1"><sup>*</sup></a>

Approach 2: Make the footnote an abbr so that it is read inline, i.e.,

<td abbr="Footnote 1: *></td>

Alan

Alan Cantor
Project Manager
Strategic e-Government Implementation
e-Government, OCCS
416-212-1152
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