diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.html b/src/app/admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.html
index b39e4b8381..d3be5df08e 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.html
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                     <table id="metadata-schemas" class="table table-striped table-hover">
                         <thead>
                         <tr>
-                            <th scope="col"></th>
+                            <th scope="col"><span class="sr-only">{{'admin.registries.metadata.schemas.table.selected' | translate}}</span></th>
                             <th scope="col">{{'admin.registries.metadata.schemas.table.id' | translate}}</th>
                             <th scope="col">{{'admin.registries.metadata.schemas.table.namespace' | translate}}</th>
                             <th scope="col">{{'admin.registries.metadata.schemas.table.name' | translate}}</th>
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
                                            [checked]="isSelected(schema) | async"
                                            (change)="selectMetadataSchema(schema, $event)"
                                     >
+                                    <span class="sr-only">{{((isSelected(schema) | async) ? 'admin.registries.metadata.schemas.deselect' : 'admin.registries.metadata.schemas.select') | translate}}</span>
                                 </label>
                             </td>
                             <td class="selectable-row" (click)="editSchema(schema)"><a [routerLink]="[schema.prefix]">{{schema.id}}</a></td>
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index 2a0b606da3..3df358ba9f 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -160,8 +160,14 @@
 
   "admin.registries.metadata.schemas.no-items": "No metadata schemas to show.",
 
+  "admin.registries.metadata.schemas.select": "Select",
+
+  "admin.registries.metadata.schemas.deselect": "Deselect",
+
   "admin.registries.metadata.schemas.table.delete": "Delete selected",
 
+  "admin.registries.metadata.schemas.table.selected": "Selected schemas",
+
   "admin.registries.metadata.schemas.table.id": "ID",
 
   "admin.registries.metadata.schemas.table.name": "Name",