I'm just guessing here, but JAWS could be identifying (hence reading) the
table headers incorrectly. It could be a bug in the application that is
presenting the tables or in JAWS itself. If it's a Web application, the
developers need to follow certain standards in making the tables accessible.

Mr. Ed <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I have a friend that is having an issue using tables. Here is his issue
> below.
> 
> I am attempting to read some tables. Whether I use the layered JAWS
> keystrokes or the old keyboard commands to read the table cells, this is
> what I'm hearing.
> 
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> 
> Column 2, Row 4
> Subject: No sort applied, activate to apply an ascending sort Subject: No
> sort applied, activate to apply an ascending sort
> Is roadmap still valid?
> 
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> 
> The table reads beautifully except that JAWS is always saying, "No sort
> applied, activate to apply an ascending sort Subject: No sort applied,
> activate to apply an ascending sort". I want to get rid of this irritant!
> 
>  
> 
> I have tried changing verbosity from beginner to advanced and vice versa,
> and I still get this annoying message on every cell. I am running the latest
> update of JAWS 18 on a Windows 10 Dell laptop.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks for any insights you may be able to share.
> 
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