Hi, If you HAVE to use tables you can still go some way in meeting accessibility standards by compliance with guidelines:
5.3 Do not use tables for layout unless the table makes sense when linearized. [Priority 2] 5.4 If a table is used for layout, do not use any structural markup for the purpose of visual formatting. [Priority 2] (summarised from http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/#gl-table-markup ) -- Stuart Foulstone. http://www.bigeasyweb.co.uk BigEasy Web Design 69 Flockton Court Rockingham Street Sheffield S1 4EB Tel. 07751 413451 On Sun, October 21, 2007 11:42 am, James Jeffery wrote: > It does: http://www.matthew-boulton.ac.uk/ > > The site looks o.k, but as you can see the methods are wrong. > > On 10/21/07, Stuart Foulstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> You could possibly use how your college's own Website is coded to >> support >> your case. >> >> I don't know which college you're at, but look at how their Website is >> coded - I would be surprised if their still using the methods your >> tutor >> is teaching. >> >> >> -- >> Stuart Foulstone. >> http://www.bigeasyweb.co.uk >> BigEasy Web Design >> 69 Flockton Court >> Rockingham Street >> Sheffield >> S1 4EB >> >> Tel. 07751 413451 >> >> On Sat, October 20, 2007 10:18 am, James Jeffery wrote: >> > Good Morning! >> > >> > Here is my problem. Im at college this year, preparing for University >> > (Hopefully Birmingham) to >> > study Software Engineering. At college we have a class on a Thursday >> > called >> > "Web Development" >> > and the guy thats teaching the class in an absolute joke, no >> seriously, >> he >> > is. >> > >> > He is teaching students how to create web pages using Dreamweaver in >> > "Design" view, and then >> > telling students if they can do this, they are Web Designers. >> > >> > I was angry, i instantly replied and questioned his knowledge on HTML >> and >> > asked the age old question: >> > "What are tables in HTML used for?", he replied "To lay out web pages >> and >> > for tabled data", i replied with >> > "wrong", he laughed and told me he knows what he is talking about. >> > >> > I seriously want to raise a huge issue at the college, but im not sure >> how >> > to do it. This guy is on 22k+ >> > a year, and cannot even teach people correctly, he may have been a pro >> > back >> > in the days when tables >> > were acceptable to lay out web pages, but in todays world he is a >> fool. >> > >> > Its half term now, we have an assignment to complete using >> Dreamweaver, >> > and >> > he said i have to use >> > tables, its not a problem, i will do as the assignment requests. I >> will >> > walk >> > the extra mile and create the >> > same page without tables, with semantics, with accessibility in mind >> and >> > without the bloated mark-up, >> > and then write a essay comparing the both. >> > >> > What power do i have (if any) to try and get the college to understand >> > they >> > cannot use a cowboy to >> > teach tomorrows computer experts. Should i use my essay and examples >> and >> > take it to the head of >> > the college? I really don't know how to go about this, but its >> definatly >> a >> > problem. >> > >> > I really am angry and annoyed, you pay money to be taught the correct >> > methods. People who don't >> > understand are fine, they will believe him, and thats the shocking >> part >> > about it all. >> > >> > I await some advice. >> > >> > >> > ******************************************************************* >> > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm >> > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm >> > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > ******************************************************************* >> >> >> >> >> ******************************************************************* >> List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm >> Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm >> Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ******************************************************************* >> >> > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
