diff --git a/web/components/chat/ChatContainer/ChatContainer.module.scss b/web/components/chat/ChatContainer/ChatContainer.module.scss
index b44aab381..49678f5a4 100644
--- a/web/components/chat/ChatContainer/ChatContainer.module.scss
+++ b/web/components/chat/ChatContainer/ChatContainer.module.scss
@@ -71,3 +71,12 @@
     transform: translateY(0);
   }
 }
+
+.chatAccessibilityHidden {
+  top:0;
+  left:-2px;
+  width:1px;
+  height:1px;
+  position:absolute;
+  overflow:hidden;
+}
diff --git a/web/components/chat/ChatContainer/ChatContainer.tsx b/web/components/chat/ChatContainer/ChatContainer.tsx
index 6b5ce9467..06a1413b4 100644
--- a/web/components/chat/ChatContainer/ChatContainer.tsx
+++ b/web/components/chat/ChatContainer/ChatContainer.tsx
@@ -317,6 +317,17 @@ export const ChatContainer: FC<ChatContainerProps> = ({
     }
   }
 
+  // Retrieve, clean, and attach username to newest chat message to be read out by screenreader
+  function getLastMessage() {
+    if (messages.length > 0 && typeof messages[messages.length - 1].body !== 'undefined') {
+      const message = messages[messages.length - 1].body.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/gi, '');
+      const stringToRead = `${usernameToHighlight} said ${message}`;
+      return stringToRead;
+    }
+    return '';
+  }
+  const lastMessage = getLastMessage();
+
   if (resizeWindowCallback) window.removeEventListener('resize', resizeWindowCallback);
   if (desktop) {
     window.addEventListener('resize', resize);
@@ -337,6 +348,7 @@ export const ChatContainer: FC<ChatContainerProps> = ({
       )}
     >
       <div
+        aria-live="off"
         id="chat-container"
         className={styles.chatContainer}
         style={desktop && { width: `${defaultChatWidth}px` }}
@@ -351,6 +363,9 @@ export const ChatContainer: FC<ChatContainerProps> = ({
           <div className={styles.resizeHandle} onMouseDown={startDrag} role="presentation" />
         )}
       </div>
+      <span className={styles.chatAccessibilityHidden} aria-live="polite">
+        {lastMessage}
+      </span>
     </ErrorBoundary>
   );
 };