Index: src/orca/speechgenerator.py
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--- src/orca/speechgenerator.py	(revision 2679)
+++ src/orca/speechgenerator.py	(working copy)
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
             return []
 
     def _getSpeechForObjectName(self, obj):
-        name = self._script.getDisplayedText(obj)
+        name = obj.name or self._script.getDisplayedText(obj)
         if name:
             return [name]
         elif obj.description:
