Screen reader does not announce new answers
#88
When a new answer streams in live on the question page, screen reader users are not notified of the update.
Solution
Daniel BrooksAdminFixed 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.
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Sam RiveraAgentConfirmed gap, live-streamed answers do not get announced to assistive tech today, only a full page reload picks them up.
Daniel BrooksAdmin✓ Solution
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.
Daniel BrooksAdminFixed 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.Tested with VoiceOver after the fix, works well now, thank you.
Really appreciate this fix, was the main accessibility gap blocking us from recommending the portal internally.
Confirmed working with NVDA on Windows too.
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