Re: How to create section 508 compliant Data Grid - ASP.NET v1.1

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"Corey B" <corey.burnett@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a data grid that has three columns: First Name, Middle Name,
and Last Name. The grid has a list of people with a blank row at the
bottom of the grid (in the footer) that allows the user to add a new
person to the list. There is also an Edit button at the end of each
row that allows the user to edit a particular row. So far - no problem
- easy to do.

I have been asked to make the grid section 508 compliant. The
requirement is that the column headers must have labels that reference
the text boxes in the footer row. On a normal web form it would look
like this:

<label for="txtFirstName">First Name</label>
<asp:textbox id="txtFirstName" runat="server" />

This allows a text reader to figure out that the words "First Name" are
associated with the text box "txtFirstName" and helps a blind person
understand how to fill out the form.

Now, back to my problem. I need to figure out a way to get the header
of a Data Grid column to work the same way. The biggest problem is
that I have no idea what the ClientID of the textbox will be. So I
definitely can't hard code the <label> item.

Does anyone have any idea how I can do this?

Thanks,
Corey
I have never looked at it that much but there is an accessibilty section in
the sdk doc. It makes reference to a gridview property call
UseAccessibleHeader. Maybe that will help or you might search the docs for
Accessibility Support in ASP.NET or ASP.NET Controls and Accessibility

Mike


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