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When reading

  VoiceOver Chrome VoiceOver Firefox VoiceOver Safari NVDA Chrome NVDA Firefox NVDA Edge JAWS Edge JAWS Edge
aria-live="assertive" Interrupts and announces immediately Interrupts and announces immediately Interrupts and announces immediately Interrupts and announces at end of sentence Interrupts and announces at end of sentence Interrupts and announces at end of sentence Announces at end of page Not announced
aria-live="polite" Interrupts and announces at end of paragraph Interrupts and announces at end of paragraph Interrupts and announces at end of paragraph Interrupts and announces at end of paragraph Interrupts and announces at end of paragraph Interrupts and announces at end of paragraph Announces at end of page Not announced
aria-live="off" Not announced Not announced Not announced Not announced Not announced Not announced Not announced Not announced
role="alert" Interrupts and announces immediately Interrupts and announces immediately Interrupts and announces immediately Interrupts and announces at end of sentence Interrupts and announces immediately Interrupts and announces at end of sentence Announces at end of page Not announced
role="status" Interrupts and announces at end of paragraph Interrupts and announces at end of paragraph Interrupts and announces at end of paragraph Interrupts and announces at end of paragraph Interrupts and announces at end of paragraph Interrupts and announces at end of paragraph Announces at end of page Not announced

When silent

  VoiceOver Chrome VoiceOver Firefox VoiceOver Safari NVDA Chrome NVDA Firefox NVDA Edge JAWS Edge JAWS Edge
aria-live="assertive" Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced Not announced
aria-live="polite" Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced Not announced
aria-live="off" Not announced Not announced Not announced Not announced Not announced Not announced Not announced Not announced
role="alert" Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced Not announced
role="status" Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced Not announced