Scope attribute for td/th 508 compliance [#1162884]

The following snippet is being called but does not allow the scope attribute to pass through. This is required for most .gov sites.

sites/all/modules/htmlpurifier/config/1.php

function htmlpurifier_config_1($config) {
  $def = $config->getDefinition('HTML');
  $def->addAttribute('th', 'scope', 'Enum#row,col');
  $def->addAttribute('td', 'scope', 'Enum#row,col');
}

Comment	File	Size	Author
#1	htmlpurifier-scope_fix-1.patch	578 bytes	thekevinday

Comments

Comment #1

thekevinday commented 21 June 2011 at 15:41

Issue tags:

+Accessibility

Status	File	Size
new	htmlpurifier-scope_fix-1.patch	578 bytes

I have found the problem to be in the htmlpurifier module itself.
I made a patch against the module and also reported the problem upstream here: http://htmlpurifier.org/phorum/read.php?2,5688

I also attached the patch to this thread for drupal users who need or want to follow accessibility compliance.

Comment #2

NavArtsJim commented 13 September 2011 at 11:49

RE: "This is required for most .gov sites"

Technically, scope is one of a few methods for HTML tables to become compliant with 508 and the markup understood well by the reader machines and software out there. The actual requirements are:

Data tables with more than one row of data must use either scoping or header/id attributes to associate data cells with row/column headings.

Source with examples:
http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.22.htm#(g)