Data table with td headers attribute Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

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

Help

  • 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.
  • JAWS 2021.2107.12 with FF 91 on Windows 10 when Reading: Wrong headers (and no headers for some cells) read out when using table navigation commands.
  • 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 macOS 11.5 with Safari 15.0 on macOS 11.5.2 when Reading: Table incomprehensible - HEADERS relationships not announced correctly.
  • 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.
  • VoiceOver iOS 14.7 with Safari iOS 14.7 on iOS 14.7 when Reading: Table incomprehensible - only first header in HEADERS list is voiced for data cells.

Applicable standards

  • JAWS 2024.2409.2
  • JAWS 2023.2311.34
  • JAWS 2022.2207.25
  • JAWS 2021.2107.12
  • VoiceOver macOS 14.6
  • VoiceOver macOS 13.6
  • VoiceOver macOS 12.5
  • VoiceOver macOS 11.5
  • VoiceOver iOS 17.7
  • VoiceOver iOS 16.6
  • VoiceOver iOS 15.6
  • VoiceOver iOS 14.7

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