elements with role="listitem"
added descriptive aria-labels identifying speaker
added message loading state with "Assistant is typing"
added completion with "Response complete"
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## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18734
**Author:** [@michaelgideonmerritt](https://github.com/michaelgideonmerritt)
**Created:** 10/30/2025
**Status:** ❌ Closed
**Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `aria-live-messages-accessibility`
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### 📝 Commits (1)
- [`a0c9e31`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/a0c9e319812cf3e0a142c612819a8a98dbce34aa) fix: screen reader support
### 📊 Changes
**2 files changed** (+36 additions, -27 deletions)
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📝 `src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte` (+32 -27)
📝 `src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte` (+4 -0)
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### 📄 Description
wrapped messages in semantic <li> elements with role="listitem"
added descriptive aria-labels identifying speaker
added message loading state with "Assistant is typing"
added completion with "Response complete"
### Contributor License Agreement
By submitting this pull request, I confirm that I have read and fully agree to the [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/blob/main/CONTRIBUTOR_LICENSE_AGREEMENT), and I am providing my contributions under its terms.
Michael G. Merritt - University of Florida
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18734
Author: @michaelgideonmerritt
Created: 10/30/2025
Status: ❌ Closed
Base:
dev← Head:aria-live-messages-accessibility📝 Commits (1)
a0c9e31fix: screen reader support📊 Changes
2 files changed (+36 additions, -27 deletions)
View changed files
📝
src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte(+32 -27)📝
src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte(+4 -0)📄 Description
wrapped messages in semantic
added descriptive aria-labels identifying speaker
added message loading state with "Assistant is typing"
added completion with "Response complete"
Contributor License Agreement
By submitting this pull request, I confirm that I have read and fully agree to the Contributor License Agreement (CLA), and I am providing my contributions under its terms.
Michael G. Merritt - University of Florida
🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.