---
title: "Screen reader does not announce new answers"
url: "https://demo.myforumcat.com/q/88/screen-reader-does-not-announce-new-answers"
forum: "Demo"
question_number: 88
category: "General"
tags: ["Integrations", "Accessibility"]
status: "solved"
solved: true
votes: 8
replies: 5
views: 1988
asked_at: "2026-07-23T15:22:08.223Z"
updated_at: "2026-09-18T22:19:30.713Z"
---

# Screen reader does not announce new answers

Asked by Margaret Doyle on 2026-07-23 · 8 votes

When a new answer streams in live on the question page, screen reader users are not notified of the update.

## 5 replies

### Reply 1

Sam Rivera (Agent) · 2026-07-23 · 2 votes

Confirmed gap, live-streamed answers do not get announced to assistive tech today, only a full page reload picks them up.

### Reply 2 (marked as the solution)

Daniel Brooks (Admin) · 2026-07-24 · 6 votes

Fixed this by adding an aria-live polite region around the answer list, screen readers now announce a new answer as it streams in without needing a refresh.

### Reply 3

Hannah Wright · 2026-07-25 · 1 vote · In reply to Reply 2

Tested with VoiceOver after the fix, works well now, thank you.

### Reply 4

Margaret Doyle · 2026-07-25 · 1 vote

Really appreciate this fix, was the main accessibility gap blocking us from recommending the portal internally.

### Reply 5

Tom Whitfield · 2026-07-26 · 1 vote

Confirmed working with NVDA on Windows too.