Reviewing aria-live="off"
The container below has been set with aria-live="off".
- Action: After 8 seconds, a message will be injected into the container below.
- Result: The injected content should not be announce. However, this content should be discoverable.
Example
If a screen reader is focused on announcing this paragraph, will the dynamically injected message above affect the announcement of this paragraph? This is how we can determine whether dynamic information is announced immediately, at the next graceful opportunity, or not at all.
Assistive technologies
VoiceOver
- Chrome:
When reading: Message not announced.
When silent: Message not announced.
- Firefox:
When reading: Message not announced.
When silent: Message not announced.
- Safari:
When reading: Message not announced.
When silent: Message not announced.