Reviewing aria-live="polite"
The container below has been set with aria-live="polite".
- Action: After 8 seconds, a message will be injected into the container below.
- Result: The injected content should be announce at the next graceful opportunity.
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 announced at pause.
When silent: Message announced immediately.
- Firefox:
When reading: Message announced at pause.
When silent: Message announced immediately.
- Safari:
When reading: Message announced at pause.
When silent: Message announced immediately.