Colspan - rowspan HTML Table

[Spartanicus]

It all depends on your audience and the objectives of your Web page
content. My audience is quite satisfied with my plain layout according
to the extensive feedback I receive.

James Pickering
http://www.jp29.org/

Good, given that you loudly proclaim the following: "Accessible to
People With Disabilities", you may want to fix the elementary markup
flaws on that page.

Another thing to fix: don't mention the mechanics.

 

[tm]

Good, given that you loudly proclaim the following: "Accessible to
People With Disabilities", you may want to fix the elementary markup
flaws on that page.

Another thing to fix: don't mention the mechanics.

And would it kill you to add some porn?

 

[James Pickering]

Sounds to me you've got a sour stomach, sonny.

James

 

[Isofarro]

Sounds to me you've got a sour stomach, sonny.

He's quite right actually - if there's some reason you are proclaiming
accessibility to the disabled, he is right in calling you on it.

Your choice of alt attributes, for instance, is appalling:

* [Pickering Pages logo] -- what possible use is it to know the image is a
logo? "Pickering Pages" is sufficient
* [Viewable in any Browser icon] -- ditto for an icon. "Viewable in any
browser" is sufficient.

Your page structure could use some proper structure. No evidence of
structural headings - one less navigation option for screen reader users.

Lists of links not marked up with a list. Another missed opportunity for
screen reader users. Not a single sign of a paragraph either - even when
there's obvious paragraphs. Words done all in uppercase without a mechanism
for correcting them. Ordered lists without using ol.

Certainly room for improvement - especially on topics like structural
markup.

Although there's obvious signs you haven't tested this in a screen reader,
as this snippit is perfect evidence: "<strong>A</strong>lthough government
officials" (from <url:http://www.jp29.org/2intro.htm> )

The only reason for any rendering in a screen reader is that the page is
virtually text only with no sign of structure. It fails to take advantage
of a screen reader's capabilities, and thus there are obstacles to
accessibility.