Use semantic markup to improve accessibility

[edgarlepe]

Use semantic html5 tags to make the page more accessible (screen readers, etc).

[mikepierce]

This is a good idea. Is the intent of semantic tags just to wrap around existing parts of the HTML for accessibility? Or should some of the existing CSS tags be changed?

[edgarlepe]

To replace some of the existing html tags with html5 tags such as header, nav, main, footer, etc. For example, wrapping a menu in a nav and using an ul for the menu items instead of a table. Then the menu gets styled with css. This way even a computer understands that it is a menu of some sort and can convey that in a more meaningful way. Same with header, main, footer, etc.

[mikepierce]

(Academics love tables though) But yeah, it sounds like you know what you're doing here. Please replace the tags at your judgement.