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Data table with td headers attribute Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

Data table with td headers attribute doesn’t work in some screen readers.

Help

  • JAWS 2025.2508.120 with FF 140 on Windows 11 when Reading: Wrong headers (and no headers for some cells) read out when using table navigation commands.
  • JAWS 2024.2409.2 with FF 128 on Windows 10 when Reading: Wrong headers (and no headers for some cells) read out when using table navigation commands.
  • JAWS 2023.2311.34 with FF 115 on Windows 10 when Reading: Wrong headers (and no headers for some cells) read out when using table navigation commands.
  • JAWS 2022.2207.25 with FF 102 on Windows 10 when Reading: Wrong headers (and no headers for some cells) read out when using table navigation commands.
  • VoiceOver macOS 15.7 with Safari 26.0 on macOS 15.7.1 when Reading: Table incomprehensible - HEADERS relationships not announced correctly.
  • VoiceOver macOS 14.6 with Safari 17.6 on macOS 14.6.1 when Reading: Table incomprehensible - HEADERS relationships not announced correctly.
  • VoiceOver macOS 13.6 with Safari 16.6 on macOS 13.6.0 when Reading: Table incomprehensible - HEADERS relationships not announced correctly.
  • VoiceOver macOS 12.5 with Safari 15.6 on macOS 12.5.1 when Reading: Table incomprehensible - HEADERS relationships not announced correctly.
  • VoiceOver iOS 18.6 with Safari iOS 18.6 on iOS 18.6.2 when Reading: Table incomprehensible - only first header in HEADERS list is voiced.
  • VoiceOver iOS 17.7 with Safari iOS 17.7 on iOS 17.7.2 when Reading: Table incomprehensible - only first header in HEADERS list is voiced.
  • VoiceOver iOS 16.6 with Safari iOS 16.6 on iOS 16.6.1 when Reading: Table incomprehensible - only first header in HEADERS list is voiced.
  • VoiceOver iOS 15.6 with Safari iOS 15.6 on iOS 15.6 when Reading: Table incomprehensible - only first header in HEADERS list is voiced.

Applicable standards

  • JAWS 2025.2508.120
  • JAWS 2024.2409.2
  • JAWS 2023.2311.34
  • JAWS 2022.2207.25
  • VoiceOver macOS 15.7
  • VoiceOver macOS 14.6
  • VoiceOver macOS 13.6
  • VoiceOver macOS 12.5
  • VoiceOver iOS 18.6
  • VoiceOver iOS 17.7
  • VoiceOver iOS 16.6
  • VoiceOver iOS 15.6

Change history

  • 6.55 Nov 2024 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccCompat-table-td-headers