Why are my live regions not working?
July 18, 2024
Live regions have a reputation for being “flaky” and inconsistent. While this can be attributed in part to shortcomings in current implementations, the problem can also be caused by developers misunderstanding how live regions are intended to work.
Overlooked and underused, live regions help make web apps and dynamic content much more accessible.
We use them for our accessible slides–slides are displayed in a live region, so if a user chooses their content can be read out by the user’s screen reader.
But they can be tricky to use correctly as Patrick Lauke discusses here.
