diff --git a/_rules/table-headers-attribute-refer-to-data-cells-a25f45.md b/_rules/table-headers-attribute-refer-to-data-cells-a25f45.md index 5e4e09b4533..3d6639567fa 100755 --- a/_rules/table-headers-attribute-refer-to-data-cells-a25f45.md +++ b/_rules/table-headers-attribute-refer-to-data-cells-a25f45.md @@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ Each target's [attribute value][] is a [set of space separated tokens][], and no ### Accessibility Support -There are no accessibility support issues known. +Different screen reader and browser combinations may fail to correctly associate table headers and cells when using the headers and id attributes. +While these constructs are technically valid, relying solely on them can still lead to accessibility issues depending on the user’s setup. ### Bibliography @@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ The `headers` attribute on the cell refers to a `th` element within the same `ta #### Passed Example 3 The `headers` attribute on the data cells in the second row refers to a `td` element with a role of `columnheader` within the same `table`. +Although this construct does not conform to the [ARIA in HTML](https://www.w3.org/TR/html-aria/#el-td) or [HTML specifications](https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#attributes-common-to-td-and-th-elements), it behaves the same as using a `th` element instead of a `td` element with a role of `columnheader`, on all popular browser / screen reader combinations, at the time of writing. ```html