{"version":"2.1.288","anchor":"screen-reader-mode-holds-announcements-across-renders","canonical_anchor":"screen-reader-mode-holds-announcements-across-renders","heading":"Screen-reader announcements now stay put across screen redraws","tier":"notice","area":"Accessibility","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.288\/e\/screen-reader-mode-holds-announcements-across-renders","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.288","markdown":"### Screen-reader announcements now stay put across screen redraws\n\nWith `CLAUDE_CODE_ACCESSIBILITY` set, announcement lines are held for a while across redraws and placed after the main content\n\n**Unclear.** How long announcements are held is not known.\n\n**What**\n\nWith the `CLAUDE_CODE_ACCESSIBILITY` environment variable set, Claude Code handles announcement lines differently. Before, they were added again on every redraw of the screen. Now:\n\n- Announcement lines are held for a set time and kept across redraws.\n\n- They are dropped if they would grow too large or if the rest of the screen changes.\n\n- They are placed after the main content.\n\n**Why**\n\nPeople using a screen reader should hear less repeated or flickering announcement text.\n\n- Area: Accessibility\n- Names: `CLAUDE_CODE_ACCESSIBILITY`\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}