polite vs assertive: Choosing Urgency
Decide whether an update interrupts the user.
What a Live Region Is
A live region is an element a screen reader watches, so it speaks any text that changes inside it without the user moving focus there.
Two Politeness Levels
The aria-live attribute has two useful values you will reach for constantly: polite and assertive. They decide how an update is delivered. 🔊
All lessons in this course
- polite vs assertive: Choosing Urgency
- status, alert, and log Roles
- Announcing Toasts, Loaders, and Counts
- Why Live Regions Fail and How to Fix Them