ARIA table has missing cells Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

Some ARIA table header cells have no corresponding data cells.

Help

Add elements with role=cell or role=gridcell so every columnheader and rowheader has at least one corresponding data cell, or remove header elements for columns that contain no data.

Applicable standards

• ACT Rules d0f69e
• WCAG 2.0 (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A)
• WCAG 2.1 (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A)
• WCAG 2.2 (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A)
• Section 508 (2017) (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A)
• EN 301 549 (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A)

Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints. EN 301 549 checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.1 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Change history

• 2026.61 Improved detection in grids.
• 6.41 Jul 2021 Improved detection.
• 5.37 May 2020 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccAriaTableMissingCells