Index: src/orca/speechgenerator.py
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--- src/orca/speechgenerator.py	(revision 2543)
+++ src/orca/speechgenerator.py	(working copy)
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@
                 break
             if not self._script.isLayoutOnly(parent):
                 text = self._script.getDisplayedLabel(parent)
-                if not text and parent.text:
+                if not text:
                     text = self._script.getDisplayedText(parent)
                 if text and len(text.strip()):
                     # Push announcement of cell to the end
