Add abbr attributes to th Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

Include abbr attributes in th elements.

Help

Provide abbreviations for header labels to avoid repetition in screen readers. Note that using the abbr element (as opposed to the abbr attribute) in a th increases screen reader repetition.

Applicable standards

  • WCAG 1.0 (Success Criteria: 5.6 level AAA)

Change history

  • 6.46 Sep 2022 Removed - WCAG 1.0 guidelines are obsolete.
  • 1.0 Feb 2007 Added.

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

Rule ID: AccWcag1-5.6.1