diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
index bb5a95e6a7..83075c3264 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
@@ -317,8 +317,10 @@ class WP_Comments_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 	}
 
 	function column_cb( $comment ) {
-		if ( $this->user_can )
-			echo "<input type='checkbox' name='delete_comments[]' value='$comment->comment_ID' />";
+		if ( $this->user_can ) {
+			echo '<label class="screen-reader-text" for="cb-select-' . $comment->comment_ID . '">' . __( 'Select comment' )
+				. "</label><input id='cb-select-$comment->comment_ID' type='checkbox' name='delete_comments[]' value='$comment->comment_ID' />";
+		}
 	}
 
 	function column_comment( $comment ) {
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-links-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-links-list-table.php
index 4776a52f81..e3659446f9 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-links-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-links-list-table.php
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ class WP_Links_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 
 				switch ( $column_name ) {
 					case 'cb':
-						echo '<th scope="row" class="check-column"><input type="checkbox" name="linkcheck[]" value="'. esc_attr( $link->link_id ) .'" /></th>';
+						echo '<th scope="row" class="check-column"><label for="cb-select-' . $link->link_id . '" class="screen-reader-text">' . sprintf( __( 'Select %s' ), $link->link_name )
+								. '</label><input type="checkbox" name="linkcheck[]" id="cb-select-' . $link->link_id . '" value="'. esc_attr( $link->link_id ) .'" /></th>';
 						break;
 
 					case 'name':
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
index 6de7abf538..288586cbf2 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
@@ -664,6 +664,13 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 		else
 			$current_order = 'asc';
 
+		if ( ! empty( $columns['cb'] ) ) {
+			static $cb_counter = 1;
+			$columns['cb'] = '<label class="screen-reader-text" for="cb-select-all-' . $cb_counter . '">' . __( 'Select All' )
+				. '</label><input id="cb-select-all-' . $cb_counter . '" type="checkbox" />';
+			$cb_counter++;
+		}
+
 		foreach ( $columns as $column_key => $column_display_name ) {
 			$class = array( 'manage-column', "column-$column_key" );
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php
index 98c79cbe81..3cd4fb1f47 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ foreach ( $columns as $column_name => $column_display_name ) {
 ?>
 		<th scope="row" class="check-column">
 			<?php if ( $user_can_edit ) { ?>
-				<input type="checkbox" name="media[]" value="<?php the_ID(); ?>" />
+				<label for="cb-select-<?php the_ID(); ?>" class="screen-reader-text"><?php echo sprintf( __( 'Select %s' ), $att_title );?></label>
+				<input type="checkbox" name="media[]" id="cb-select-<?php the_ID(); ?>" value="<?php the_ID(); ?>" />
 			<?php } ?>
 		</th>
 <?php
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index e7a5dc82ca..18a7fb5f00 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -492,7 +492,10 @@ class WP_Posts_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 
 			case 'cb':
 			?>
-			<th scope="row" class="check-column"><?php if ( $can_edit_post ) { ?><input type="checkbox" name="post[]" value="<?php the_ID(); ?>" /><?php } ?></th>
+			<th scope="row" class="check-column"><?php if ( $can_edit_post ) { ?>
+			<label class="screen-reader-text" for="cb-select-<?php the_ID(); ?>"><?php printf( __( 'Select %s' ), $title );
+			?></label><input id="cb-select-<?php the_ID(); ?>" type="checkbox" name="post[]" value="<?php the_ID(); ?>" />
+			<?php } ?></th>
 			<?php
 			break;
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php
index b398a55c01..8bab0e895a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php
@@ -236,9 +236,10 @@ class WP_Terms_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 		$default_term = get_option( 'default_' . $taxonomy );
 
 		if ( current_user_can( $tax->cap->delete_terms ) && $tag->term_id != $default_term )
-			return '<input type="checkbox" name="delete_tags[]" value="' . $tag->term_id . '" />';
-		else
-			return '&nbsp;';
+			return '<label for="cb-select-' . $tag->term_id . '" class="screen-reader-text">' . sprintf( __( 'Select %s' ), $tag->name )
+				. '</label><input type="checkbox" name="delete_tags[]" value="' . $tag->term_id . '" id="cb-select-' . $tag->term_id . '" />';
+
+		return '&nbsp;';
 	}
 
 	function column_name( $tag ) {
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-users-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-users-list-table.php
index adb8321475..61bcd6bc65 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-users-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-users-list-table.php
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ class WP_Users_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 			$edit .= $this->row_actions( $actions );
 
 			// Set up the checkbox ( because the user is editable, otherwise its empty )
-			$checkbox = "<input type='checkbox' name='users[]' id='user_{$user_object->ID}' class='$role' value='{$user_object->ID}' />";
+			$checkbox = '<label for="cb-select-' . $user_object->ID . '" class="screen-reader-text">' . sprintf( __( 'Select %s' ), $user_object->user_login )
+						. "</label><input type='checkbox' name='users[]' id='user_{$user_object->ID}' class='$role' value='{$user_object->ID}' />";
 
 		} else {
 			$edit = '<strong>' . $user_object->user_login . '</strong>';