[BlindRUG] Are tables in Shiny apps accessible?

[Seo, JooYoung]

Hi Liz and all,

I recommend using {gt} package in conjunction with {shiny}. {gt} is a table package just like {DT}, but {gt} provides much more accessible user experience because we designed it against web content accessibility guidelines. In {gt}, we tied all the th and scope according to the accessibility guidelines. I was directly involved in both {shiny} and {gt} accessibility project, and I can address any other follow-up questions.

All the best,

JooYoung




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Subject: Re: [BlindRUG] Are tables in Shiny apps accessible?

Hi Liz,

Yes, I use a Shiny app that produces tables, and they render as you would expect in a browser such as Chrome. I am not the author of this app, however, I recall the author made a couple of tweaks to their code in order to improve the accessibility of some other controls, in particular some combo boxes if I recall. If you run in to any problems in that regard I can ask him.

All the best,
Robin

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From: BlindRUG <blindrug-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Liz Hare via BlindRUG
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Subject: [BlindRUG] Are tables in Shiny apps accessible?

Hi all,


Does anyone have experience with text output like tables in Shiny apps? The interactive display would be really good for some of my reports but I don't want to spend time on it if I won't be able to navigate and read the output.
 Liz
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