diff --git a/wp-admin/custom-background.php b/wp-admin/custom-background.php
index ce37b5301eb..85d4e9c9849 100644
--- a/wp-admin/custom-background.php
+++ b/wp-admin/custom-background.php
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public function admin_page() {
 
 <h3><?php _e( 'Background Image' ); ?></h3>
 
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 <tbody>
 <tr>
 <th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Preview' ); ?></th>
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public function admin_page() {
 
 <h3><?php _e( 'Display Options' ); ?></h3>
 <form method="post">
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 <tbody>
 		<?php if ( get_background_image() ) : ?>
 <input name="background-preset" type="hidden" value="custom">
diff --git a/wp-admin/custom-header.php b/wp-admin/custom-header.php
index 3ad1d271ab4..00692d35b2e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/custom-header.php
+++ b/wp-admin/custom-header.php
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ public function step_1() {
 
 <h3><?php _e( 'Header Image' ); ?></h3>
 
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 <tbody>
 
 		<?php if ( get_custom_header() || display_header_text() ) : ?>
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ public function step_1() {
 
 <form method="post" action="<?php echo esc_url( add_query_arg( 'step', 1 ) ); ?>">
 		<?php submit_button( null, 'screen-reader-text', 'save-header-options', false ); ?>
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 <tbody>
 		<?php if ( get_uploaded_header_images() ) : ?>
 <tr>
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ public function step_1() {
 
 <h3><?php _e( 'Header Text' ); ?></h3>
 
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 <tbody>
 <tr>
 <th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Header Text' ); ?></th>
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
index 3a496920349..48800eb8bc7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 	$tag_name_value = esc_attr( $tag->name );
 }
 ?>
-	<table class="form-table">
+	<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 		<tr class="form-field form-required term-name-wrap">
 			<th scope="row"><label for="name"><?php _ex( 'Name', 'term name' ); ?></label></th>
 			<td><input name="name" id="name" type="text" value="<?php echo $tag_name_value; ?>" size="40" aria-required="true" />
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/ms.php b/wp-admin/includes/ms.php
index f8e3fc09e91..07870846b38 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/ms.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/ms.php
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ function avoid_blog_page_permalink_collision( $data, $postarr ) {
  */
 function choose_primary_blog() {
 	?>
-	<table class="form-table">
+	<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 	<tr>
 	<?php /* translators: My sites label */ ?>
 		<th scope="row"><label for="primary_blog"><?php _e( 'Primary Site' ); ?></label></th>
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ function confirm_delete_users( $users ) {
 	$site_admins = get_super_admins();
 	$admin_out   = '<option value="' . esc_attr( $current_user->ID ) . '">' . $current_user->user_login . '</option>';
 	?>
-	<table class="form-table">
+	<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 	<?php
 	foreach ( ( $allusers = (array) $_POST['allusers'] ) as $user_id ) {
 		if ( $user_id != '' && $user_id != '0' ) {
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/network.php b/wp-admin/includes/network.php
index ea6ec24bac6..f9ea59c23b4 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/network.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/network.php
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ function network_step1( $errors = false ) {
 			<strong><?php _e( 'You cannot change this later.' ); ?></strong></p>
 		<p><?php _e( 'You will need a wildcard DNS record if you are going to use the virtual host (sub-domain) functionality.' ); ?></p>
 		<?php // @todo: Link to an MS readme? ?>
-		<table class="form-table">
+		<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 			<tr>
 				<th><label><input type="radio" name="subdomain_install" value="1"<?php checked( $subdomain_install ); ?> /> <?php _e( 'Sub-domains' ); ?></label></th>
 				<td>
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ function network_step1( $errors = false ) {
 		);
 		?>
 		</p>
-		<table class="form-table">
+		<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 			<tr>
 			<th scope='row'><?php esc_html_e( 'Server Address' ); ?></th>
 			<td>
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ function network_step1( $errors = false ) {
 		<?php endif; ?>
 
 		<h3><?php esc_html_e( 'Network Details' ); ?></h3>
-		<table class="form-table">
+		<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 		<?php if ( 'localhost' == $hostname ) : ?>
 			<tr>
 				<th scope="row"><?php esc_html_e( 'Sub-directory Installation' ); ?></th>
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index a06f9228aae..d8c23ccec4c 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ function do_settings_sections( $page ) {
 		if ( ! isset( $wp_settings_fields ) || ! isset( $wp_settings_fields[ $page ] ) || ! isset( $wp_settings_fields[ $page ][ $section['id'] ] ) ) {
 			continue;
 		}
-		echo '<table class="form-table">';
+		echo '<table class="form-table" role="presentation">';
 		do_settings_fields( $page, $section['id'] );
 		echo '</table>';
 	}
diff --git a/wp-admin/install.php b/wp-admin/install.php
index 4a38eab1cd7..06932309f80 100644
--- a/wp-admin/install.php
+++ b/wp-admin/install.php
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function display_setup_form( $error = null ) {
 <p class="message"><?php echo $error; ?></p>
 <?php } ?>
 <form id="setup" method="post" action="install.php?step=2" novalidate="novalidate">
-	<table class="form-table">
+	<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 		<tr>
 			<th scope="row"><label for="weblog_title"><?php _e( 'Site Title' ); ?></label></th>
 			<td><input name="weblog_title" type="text" id="weblog_title" size="25" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $weblog_title ); ?>" /></td>
diff --git a/wp-admin/network/settings.php b/wp-admin/network/settings.php
index eeffa514c38..26586793310 100644
--- a/wp-admin/network/settings.php
+++ b/wp-admin/network/settings.php
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 	<form method="post" action="settings.php" novalidate="novalidate">
 		<?php wp_nonce_field( 'siteoptions' ); ?>
 		<h2><?php _e( 'Operational Settings' ); ?></h2>
-		<table class="form-table">
+		<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 			<tr>
 				<th scope="row"><label for="site_name"><?php _e( 'Network Title' ); ?></label></th>
 				<td>
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 			</tr>
 		</table>
 		<h2><?php _e( 'Registration Settings' ); ?></h2>
-		<table class="form-table">
+		<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 			<tr>
 				<th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Allow new registrations' ); ?></th>
 				<?php
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
 
 		</table>
 		<h2><?php _e( 'New Site Settings' ); ?></h2>
-		<table class="form-table">
+		<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 
 			<tr>
 				<th scope="row"><label for="welcome_email"><?php _e( 'Welcome Email' ); ?></label></th>
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
 			</tr>
 		</table>
 		<h2><?php _e( 'Upload Settings' ); ?></h2>
-		<table class="form-table">
+		<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 			<tr>
 				<th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Site upload space' ); ?></th>
 				<td>
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
 		if ( ! empty( $languages ) || ! empty( $translations ) ) {
 			?>
 			<h2><?php _e( 'Language Settings' ); ?></h2>
-			<table class="form-table">
+			<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 				<tr>
 					<th><label for="WPLANG"><?php _e( 'Default Language' ); ?></label></th>
 					<td>
diff --git a/wp-admin/network/site-info.php b/wp-admin/network/site-info.php
index 6d83fdc5ef0..1d4d5a37c79 100644
--- a/wp-admin/network/site-info.php
+++ b/wp-admin/network/site-info.php
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 <form method="post" action="site-info.php?action=update-site">
 	<?php wp_nonce_field( 'edit-site' ); ?>
 	<input type="hidden" name="id" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $id ); ?>" />
-	<table class="form-table">
+	<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 		<?php
 		// The main site of the network should not be updated on this page.
 		if ( $is_main_site ) :
diff --git a/wp-admin/network/site-new.php b/wp-admin/network/site-new.php
index 5dfe03b5383..f62f200eaa9 100644
--- a/wp-admin/network/site-new.php
+++ b/wp-admin/network/site-new.php
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 </p>
 <form method="post" action="<?php echo network_admin_url( 'site-new.php?action=add-site' ); ?>" novalidate="novalidate">
 <?php wp_nonce_field( 'add-blog', '_wpnonce_add-blog' ); ?>
-	<table class="form-table">
+	<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 		<tr class="form-field form-required">
 			<th scope="row"><label for="site-address"><?php _e( 'Site Address (URL)' ); ?> <span class="required">*</span></label></th>
 			<td>
diff --git a/wp-admin/network/site-settings.php b/wp-admin/network/site-settings.php
index e5a879cfa49..ab694ec8b80 100644
--- a/wp-admin/network/site-settings.php
+++ b/wp-admin/network/site-settings.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 <form method="post" action="site-settings.php?action=update-site">
 	<?php wp_nonce_field( 'edit-site' ); ?>
 	<input type="hidden" name="id" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $id ); ?>" />
-	<table class="form-table">
+	<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 		<?php
 		$blog_prefix = $wpdb->get_blog_prefix( $id );
 		$sql         = "SELECT * FROM {$blog_prefix}options
diff --git a/wp-admin/network/site-users.php b/wp-admin/network/site-users.php
index 5689014f2df..c851664c869 100644
--- a/wp-admin/network/site-users.php
+++ b/wp-admin/network/site-users.php
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 <h2 id="add-existing-user"><?php _e( 'Add Existing User' ); ?></h2>
 <form action="site-users.php?action=adduser" id="adduser" method="post">
 	<input type="hidden" name="id" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $id ); ?>" />
-	<table class="form-table">
+	<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 		<tr>
 			<th scope="row"><label for="newuser"><?php _e( 'Username' ); ?></label></th>
 			<td><input type="text" class="regular-text wp-suggest-user" name="newuser" id="newuser" /></td>
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
 <h2 id="add-new-user"><?php _e( 'Add New User' ); ?></h2>
 <form action="<?php echo network_admin_url( 'site-users.php?action=newuser' ); ?>" id="newuser" method="post">
 	<input type="hidden" name="id" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $id ); ?>" />
-	<table class="form-table">
+	<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 		<tr>
 			<th scope="row"><label for="user_username"><?php _e( 'Username' ); ?></label></th>
 			<td><input type="text" class="regular-text" name="user[username]" id="user_username" /></td>
diff --git a/wp-admin/network/user-new.php b/wp-admin/network/user-new.php
index 202ff90ecb5..59c595dc4a2 100644
--- a/wp-admin/network/user-new.php
+++ b/wp-admin/network/user-new.php
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 	</div>
 <?php } ?>
 	<form action="<?php echo network_admin_url( 'user-new.php?action=add-user' ); ?>" id="adduser" method="post" novalidate="novalidate">
-	<table class="form-table">
+	<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 		<tr class="form-field form-required">
 			<th scope="row"><label for="username"><?php _e( 'Username' ); ?></label></th>
 			<td><input type="text" class="regular-text" name="user[username]" id="username" autocapitalize="none" autocorrect="off" maxlength="60" /></td>
diff --git a/wp-admin/options-discussion.php b/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
index d79007ed8ab..bfaa0cfbc6d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 <form method="post" action="options.php">
 <?php settings_fields( 'discussion' ); ?>
 
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 <tr>
 <th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Default article settings' ); ?></th>
 <td><fieldset><legend class="screen-reader-text"><span><?php _e( 'Default article settings' ); ?></span></legend>
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
 }
 ?>
 
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 <tr>
 <th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Avatar Display' ); ?></th>
 <td><fieldset><legend class="screen-reader-text"><span><?php _e( 'Avatar Display' ); ?></span></legend>
diff --git a/wp-admin/options-general.php b/wp-admin/options-general.php
index f47011aa0b6..62dd4951bf1 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-general.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-general.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 <form method="post" action="options.php" novalidate="novalidate">
 <?php settings_fields( 'general' ); ?>
 
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 
 <tr>
 <th scope="row"><label for="blogname"><?php _e( 'Site Title' ); ?></label></th>
diff --git a/wp-admin/options-media.php b/wp-admin/options-media.php
index 5d7483c5d89..7373cb5d697 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-media.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-media.php
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 <h2 class="title"><?php _e( 'Image sizes' ); ?></h2>
 <p><?php _e( 'The sizes listed below determine the maximum dimensions in pixels to use when adding an image to the Media Library.' ); ?></p>
 
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 <tr>
 <th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Thumbnail size' ); ?></th>
 <td><fieldset><legend class="screen-reader-text"><span><?php _e( 'Thumbnail size' ); ?></span></legend>
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@
 if ( isset( $GLOBALS['wp_settings']['media']['embeds'] ) ) :
 	?>
 <h2 class="title"><?php _e( 'Embeds' ); ?></h2>
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 	<?php do_settings_fields( 'media', 'embeds' ); ?>
 </table>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
 <?php if ( ! is_multisite() ) : ?>
 <h2 class="title"><?php _e( 'Uploading Files' ); ?></h2>
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 	<?php
 	// If upload_url_path is not the default (empty), and upload_path is not the default ('wp-content/uploads' or empty)
 	if ( get_option( 'upload_url_path' ) || ( get_option( 'upload_path' ) != 'wp-content/uploads' && get_option( 'upload_path' ) ) ) :
diff --git a/wp-admin/options-permalink.php b/wp-admin/options-permalink.php
index b17e56692fd..bbe4682a449 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-permalink.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-permalink.php
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ class="button button-secondary"
 ?>
 </p>
 
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 	<tr>
 		<th><label for="category_base"><?php /* translators: prefix for category permalinks */ _e( 'Category base' ); ?></label></th>
 		<td><?php echo $blog_prefix; ?> <input name="category_base" id="category_base" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $category_base ); ?>" class="regular-text code" /></td>
diff --git a/wp-admin/options-reading.php b/wp-admin/options-reading.php
index 636b6d124c3..5921e86ec97 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-reading.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-reading.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
 <?php if ( ! get_pages() ) : ?>
 <input name="show_on_front" type="hidden" value="posts" />
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 	<?php
 	if ( 'posts' != get_option( 'show_on_front' ) ) :
 		update_option( 'show_on_front', 'posts' );
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 		update_option( 'show_on_front', 'posts' );
 	}
 	?>
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 <tr>
 <th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Your homepage displays' ); ?></th>
 <td id="front-static-pages"><fieldset><legend class="screen-reader-text"><span><?php _e( 'Your homepage displays' ); ?></span></legend>
diff --git a/wp-admin/options-writing.php b/wp-admin/options-writing.php
index ac5bba5ffc7..a5207a32f2b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-writing.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-writing.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 <form method="post" action="options.php">
 <?php settings_fields( 'writing' ); ?>
 
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 <?php if ( get_site_option( 'initial_db_version' ) < 32453 ) : ?>
 <tr>
 <th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Formatting' ); ?></th>
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 	?>
 </p>
 
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 <tr>
 <th scope="row"><label for="mailserver_url"><?php _e( 'Mail Server' ); ?></label></th>
 <td><input name="mailserver_url" type="text" id="mailserver_url" value="<?php form_option( 'mailserver_url' ); ?>" class="regular-text code" />
diff --git a/wp-admin/options.php b/wp-admin/options.php
index 3bf95c1810b..c07801050c6 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options.php
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
 		<?php wp_nonce_field( 'options-options' ); ?>
 		<input type="hidden" name="action" value="update" />
 		<input type="hidden" name="option_page" value="options" />
-		<table class="form-table">
+		<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 <?php
 $options = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT * FROM $wpdb->options ORDER BY option_name" );
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/setup-config.php b/wp-admin/setup-config.php
index 7ea9d0be02c..b81519e8eb3 100644
--- a/wp-admin/setup-config.php
+++ b/wp-admin/setup-config.php
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ function setup_config_display_header( $body_classes = array() ) {
 <h1 class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( 'Set up your database connection' ); ?></h1>
 <form method="post" action="setup-config.php?step=2">
 	<p><?php _e( 'Below you should enter your database connection details. If you&#8217;re not sure about these, contact your host.' ); ?></p>
-	<table class="form-table">
+	<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 		<tr>
 			<th scope="row"><label for="dbname"><?php _e( 'Database Name' ); ?></label></th>
 			<td><input name="dbname" id="dbname" type="text" size="25" value="wordpress"<?php echo $autofocus; ?>/></td>
diff --git a/wp-admin/user-edit.php b/wp-admin/user-edit.php
index f478c3be572..d5413f400c1 100644
--- a/wp-admin/user-edit.php
+++ b/wp-admin/user-edit.php
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 
 <h2><?php _e( 'Personal Options' ); ?></h2>
 
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 		<?php if ( ! ( IS_PROFILE_PAGE && ! $user_can_edit ) ) : ?>
 	<tr class="user-rich-editing-wrap">
 		<th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Visual Editor' ); ?></th>
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@
 
 <h2><?php _e( 'Name' ); ?></h2>
 
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 	<tr class="user-user-login-wrap">
 		<th><label for="user_login"><?php _e( 'Username' ); ?></label></th>
 		<td><input type="text" name="user_login" id="user_login" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $profileuser->user_login ); ?>" disabled="disabled" class="regular-text" /> <span class="description"><?php _e( 'Usernames cannot be changed.' ); ?></span></td>
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
 
 	<h2><?php _e( 'Contact Info' ); ?></h2>
 
-	<table class="form-table">
+	<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 	<tr class="user-email-wrap">
 		<th><label for="email"><?php _e( 'Email' ); ?> <span class="description"><?php _e( '(required)' ); ?></span></label></th>
 		<td><input type="email" name="email" id="email" aria-describedby="email-description" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $profileuser->user_email ); ?>" class="regular-text ltr" />
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
 
 	<h2><?php IS_PROFILE_PAGE ? _e( 'About Yourself' ) : _e( 'About the user' ); ?></h2>
 
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 <tr class="user-description-wrap">
 	<th><label for="description"><?php _e( 'Biographical Info' ); ?></label></th>
 	<td><textarea name="description" id="description" rows="5" cols="30"><?php echo $profileuser->description; // textarea_escaped ?></textarea>
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@
 	</table>
 
 	<h2><?php _e( 'Account Management' ); ?></h2>
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 <tr id="password" class="user-pass1-wrap">
 	<th><label for="pass1"><?php _e( 'New Password' ); ?></label></th>
 	<td>
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@
 		) :
 			?>
 	<h2><?php _e( 'Additional Capabilities' ); ?></h2>
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 <tr class="user-capabilities-wrap">
 	<th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Capabilities' ); ?></th>
 	<td>
diff --git a/wp-admin/user-new.php b/wp-admin/user-new.php
index 6f38312c9e1..0d3743805db 100644
--- a/wp-admin/user-new.php
+++ b/wp-admin/user-new.php
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
 <input name="action" type="hidden" value="adduser" />
 	<?php wp_nonce_field( 'add-user', '_wpnonce_add-user' ); ?>
 
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 	<tr class="form-field form-required">
 		<th scope="row"><label for="adduser-email"><?php echo $label; ?></label></th>
 		<td><input name="email" type="<?php echo $type; ?>" id="adduser-email" class="wp-suggest-user" value="" /></td>
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
 	$new_user_ignore_pass       = $creating && isset( $_POST['noconfirmation'] ) ? wp_unslash( $_POST['noconfirmation'] ) : '';
 
 	?>
-<table class="form-table">
+<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
 	<tr class="form-field form-required">
 		<th scope="row"><label for="user_login"><?php _e( 'Username' ); ?> <span class="description"><?php _e( '(required)' ); ?></span></label></th>
 		<td><input name="user_login" type="text" id="user_login" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $new_user_login ); ?>" aria-required="true" autocapitalize="none" autocorrect="off" maxlength="60" /></td>