🚸(frontend) hide back button when a user is ejected by an admin

Avoid showing a back button when a user is kicked out of a meeting by an admin,
to prevent them from repeatedly rejoining the room.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,17 +8,25 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+
 ### Added
 
 - ✨(summary) add dutch and german languages
+- 🔧(agents) make Silero VAD optional
+- 🚸(frontend) explain to a user they were ejected
 
 ### Changed
 
 - 📈(frontend) track new recording's modes
+- ♿️(frontend) improve accessibility of the background and effects menu
+- ♿️(frontend) improve SR and focus for transcript and recording #810
+- 💄(frontend) adjust spacing in the recording side panels
+- 🚸(frontend) remove the default comma delimiter in humanized durations
 
 ### Fixed
 
-- 🐛(frontend) remove unexpected F2 tooltip when clicking video screen
+- 🐛(frontend) remove unexpected F2 tooltip when clicking video screen 
+- 🩹(frontend) icon font loading to avoid text/icon flickering
 
 ## [1.2.0] - 2026-01-05
 

src/agents/multi-user-transcriber.py

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger("transcriber")
 
 TRANSCRIBER_AGENT_NAME = os.getenv("TRANSCRIBER_AGENT_NAME", "multi-user-transcriber")
 STT_PROVIDER = os.getenv("STT_PROVIDER", "deepgram")
+ENABLE_SILERO_VAD = os.getenv("ENABLE_SILERO_VAD", "true").lower() == "true"
 
 
 def create_stt_provider():
@@ -122,9 +123,8 @@ class MultiUserTranscriber:
         if participant.identity in self._sessions:
             return self._sessions[participant.identity]
 
-        session = AgentSession(
-            vad=self.ctx.proc.userdata["vad"],
-        )
+        vad = self.ctx.proc.userdata.get("vad", None)
+        session = AgentSession(vad=vad)
         room_io = RoomIO(
             agent_session=session,
             room=self.ctx.room,
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ async def handle_transcriber_job_request(job_req: JobRequest) -> None:
 
 def prewarm(proc: JobProcess):
     """Preload voice activity detection model."""
-    proc.userdata["vad"] = silero.VAD.load()
+    if ENABLE_SILERO_VAD:
+        proc.userdata["vad"] = silero.VAD.load()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

src/frontend/index.html

@@ -6,6 +6,22 @@
     <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="/favicon-32x32.png">
     <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="/favicon-16x16.png">
     <link rel="manifest" href="/site.webmanifest">
+    <!-- Font URLs are resolved and replaced by Vite during the build process. Font loading failures will not break the application. -->
+    <link
+      rel="preload"
+      as="font"
+      crossorigin="anonymous"
+      href="/node_modules/@fontsource/material-icons-outlined/files/material-icons-outlined-latin-400-normal.woff2"
+      type="font/woff2"
+    />
+    <!-- Font URLs are resolved and replaced by Vite during the build process. Font loading failures will not break the application. -->
+    <link
+      rel="preload"
+      as="font"
+      crossorigin="anonymous"
+      href="/node_modules/@fontsource-variable/material-symbols-outlined/files/material-symbols-outlined-latin-wght-normal.woff2"
+      type="font/woff2"
+    />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
     <title>%VITE_APP_TITLE%</title>
   </head>

src/frontend/src/components/icons/BlurOnStrong.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export const BlurOnStrong = () => {
       viewBox="0 0 24 24"
       fill="none"
       xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+      aria-hidden="true"
     >
       <path
         fillRule="evenodd"

src/frontend/src/features/recording/components/ControlsButton.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { css, cx } from '@/styled-system/css'
+import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { HStack } from '@/styled-system/jsx'
 import { Spinner } from '@/primitives/Spinner'
-import { Button, Text } from '@/primitives'
+import { Button, Icon, Text } from '@/primitives'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { RecordingStatuses } from '../hooks/useRecordingStatuses'
 import { ReactNode, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
@@ -42,6 +42,17 @@ export const ControlsButton = ({
 }: ControlsButtonProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: i18nKeyPrefix })
 
+  // Focus management: focus the primary action button when this side panel opens.
+  const primaryActionRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      if (primaryActionRef.current) {
+        primaryActionRef.current.focus({ preventScroll: true })
+      }
+    })
+  }, [])
+
   const room = useRoomContext()
   const isRoomConnected = room.state == ConnectionState.Connected
 
@@ -97,6 +108,7 @@ export const ControlsButton = ({
           fullWidth
           onPress={handle}
           isDisabled={isDisabled}
+          ref={primaryActionRef}
         >
           {t('button.stop')}
         </Button>
@@ -129,31 +141,23 @@ export const ControlsButton = ({
           })}
           onPress={() => openSidePanel()}
         >
-          <span
-            className={cx(
-              'material-icons',
-              css({
-                color: 'primary.500',
-                marginRight: '1rem',
-              })
-            )}
-          >
-            info
-          </span>
+          <Icon
+            className={css({
+              color: 'primary.500',
+              marginRight: '1rem',
+            })}
+            name="info"
+          />
           <Text variant={'smNote'}>
             {parseLineBreaks(t('button.anotherModeStarted'))}
           </Text>
-          <span
-            className={cx(
-              'material-icons',
-              css({
-                color: 'primary.500',
-                marginLeft: 'auto',
-              })
-            )}
-          >
-            chevron_right
-          </span>
+          <Icon
+            className={css({
+              color: 'primary.500',
+              marginLeft: 'auto',
+            })}
+            name="chevron_right"
+          />
         </RACButton>
       )}
       <Button
@@ -162,6 +166,7 @@ export const ControlsButton = ({
         onPress={handle}
         isDisabled={isDisabled}
         size="compact"
+        ref={primaryActionRef}
       >
         {t('button.start')}
       </Button>

src/frontend/src/features/recording/components/LoginPrompt.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { H, Text } from '@/primitives'
+import { H, Text, Icon } from '@/primitives'
 import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { LoginButton } from '@/components/LoginButton'
 import { HStack } from '@/styled-system/jsx'
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ export const LoginPrompt = ({ heading, body }: LoginPromptProps) => {
       })}
     >
       <HStack justify="start" alignItems="center" marginBottom="0.5rem">
-        <span className="material-symbols" aria-hidden={true}>
-          login
-        </span>
+        <Icon type="symbols" name="login" />
         <H lvl={3} margin={false} padding={false}>
           {heading}
         </H>

src/frontend/src/features/recording/components/RecordingStateToast.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
-import { useMemo } from 'react'
+import { useMemo, useRef, useState, useEffect } from 'react'
 import { Text } from '@/primitives'
 import {
   RecordingMode,
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ export const RecordingStateToast = () => {
 
   const { openTranscript, openScreenRecording } = useSidePanel()
 
+  const [srMessage, setSrMessage] = useState('')
+  const lastKeyRef = useRef('')
+
   const hasTranscriptAccess = useHasRecordingAccess(
     RecordingMode.Transcript,
     FeatureFlags.Transcript
@@ -67,6 +70,23 @@ export const RecordingStateToast = () => {
     return `${metadata.recording_mode}.${status}`
   }, [metadata, isStarted, isStarting, isRecording])
 
+  // Update screen reader message only when the key actually changes
+  // This prevents duplicate announcements caused by re-renders
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (key && key !== lastKeyRef.current) {
+      lastKeyRef.current = key
+      const message = t(key)
+      setSrMessage(message)
+
+      // Clear message after 3 seconds to prevent it from being announced again
+      const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+        setSrMessage('')
+      }, 3000)
+
+      return () => clearTimeout(timer)
+    }
+  }, [key, t])
+
   if (!key) return null
 
   const hasScreenRecordingAccessAndActive =
@@ -74,61 +94,74 @@ export const RecordingStateToast = () => {
   const hasTranscriptAccessAndActive = isTranscriptActive && hasTranscriptAccess
 
   return (
-    <div
-      className={css({
-        display: 'flex',
-        position: 'fixed',
-        top: '10px',
-        left: '10px',
-        paddingY: '0.25rem',
-        paddingX: '0.75rem 0.75rem',
-        backgroundColor: 'danger.700',
-        borderColor: 'white',
-        border: '1px solid',
-        color: 'white',
-        borderRadius: '4px',
-        gap: '0.5rem',
-      })}
-    >
-      <RecordingStatusIcon
-        isStarted={isStarted}
-        isTranscriptActive={isTranscriptActive}
-      />
+    <>
+      {/* Screen reader only message to announce state changes once */}
+      <div
+        role="status"
+        aria-live="polite"
+        aria-atomic="true"
+        className="sr-only"
+      >
+        {srMessage}
+      </div>
+      {/* Visual banner (without aria-live to avoid duplicate announcements) */}
+      <div
+        className={css({
+          display: 'flex',
+          position: 'fixed',
+          top: '10px',
+          left: '10px',
+          paddingY: '0.25rem',
+          paddingX: '0.75rem 0.75rem',
+          backgroundColor: 'danger.700',
+          borderColor: 'white',
+          border: '1px solid',
+          color: 'white',
+          borderRadius: '4px',
+          gap: '0.5rem',
+        })}
+      >
+        <RecordingStatusIcon
+          isStarted={isStarted}
+          isTranscriptActive={isTranscriptActive}
+        />
 
-      {!hasScreenRecordingAccessAndActive && !hasTranscriptAccessAndActive && (
-        <Text
-          variant={'sm'}
-          className={css({
-            fontWeight: '500 !important',
-          })}
-        >
-          {t(key)}
-        </Text>
-      )}
-      {hasScreenRecordingAccessAndActive && (
-        <RACButton
-          onPress={openScreenRecording}
-          className={css({
-            textStyle: 'sm !important',
-            fontWeight: '500 !important',
-            cursor: 'pointer',
-          })}
-        >
-          {t(key)}
-        </RACButton>
-      )}
-      {hasTranscriptAccessAndActive && (
-        <RACButton
-          onPress={openTranscript}
-          className={css({
-            textStyle: 'sm !important',
-            fontWeight: '500 !important',
-            cursor: 'pointer',
-          })}
-        >
-          {t(key)}
-        </RACButton>
-      )}
-    </div>
+        {!hasScreenRecordingAccessAndActive &&
+          !hasTranscriptAccessAndActive && (
+            <Text
+              variant={'sm'}
+              className={css({
+                fontWeight: '500 !important',
+              })}
+            >
+              {t(key)}
+            </Text>
+          )}
+        {hasScreenRecordingAccessAndActive && (
+          <RACButton
+            onPress={openScreenRecording}
+            className={css({
+              textStyle: 'sm !important',
+              fontWeight: '500 !important',
+              cursor: 'pointer',
+            })}
+          >
+            {t(key)}
+          </RACButton>
+        )}
+        {hasTranscriptAccessAndActive && (
+          <RACButton
+            onPress={openTranscript}
+            className={css({
+              textStyle: 'sm !important',
+              fontWeight: '500 !important',
+              cursor: 'pointer',
+            })}
+          >
+            {t(key)}
+          </RACButton>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </>
   )
 }

src/frontend/src/features/recording/components/RecordingStatusIcon.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Spinner } from '@/primitives/Spinner'
+import { Icon } from '@/primitives'
 
 interface RecordingStatusIconProps {
   isStarted: boolean
@@ -14,8 +15,8 @@ export const RecordingStatusIcon = ({
   }
 
   if (isTranscriptActive) {
-    return <span className="material-symbols">speech_to_text</span>
+    return <Icon type="symbols" name="speech_to_text" />
   }
 
-  return <span className="material-symbols">screen_record</span>
+  return <Icon type="symbols" name="screen_record" />
 }

src/frontend/src/features/recording/components/RequestRecording.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Button, H, Text } from '@/primitives'
+import { Button, Icon, H, Text } from '@/primitives'
 import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { HStack } from '@/styled-system/jsx'
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export const RequestRecording = ({
       })}
     >
       <HStack justify="start" alignItems="center" marginBottom="0.5rem">
-        <span className="material-symbols">person_raised_hand</span>
+        <Icon type="symbols" name="person_raised_hand" />
         <H lvl={3} margin={false} padding={false}>
           {heading}
         </H>

src/frontend/src/features/recording/components/RowWrapper.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { ReactNode } from 'react'
+import { Icon } from '@/primitives'
 
 type RowPosition = 'first' | 'middle' | 'last' | 'single'
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ export const RowWrapper = ({
         })}
       >
         {/*  fixme - doesn't handle properly material-symbols  */}
-        <span className="material-icons">{iconName}</span>
+        <Icon name={iconName} />
       </div>
       <div
         className={css({

src/frontend/src/features/recording/components/ScreenRecordingSidePanel.tsx

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export const ScreenRecordingSidePanel = () => {
           },
         })}
       />
-      <VStack gap={0} marginBottom={30}>
+      <VStack gap={0} marginBottom={15}>
         <H lvl={1} margin={'sm'} fullWidth>
           {t('heading')}
         </H>
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export const ScreenRecordingSidePanel = () => {
           )}
         </Text>
       </VStack>
-      <VStack gap={0} marginBottom={40}>
+      <VStack gap={0} marginBottom={25}>
         <RowWrapper iconName="cloud_download" position="first">
           <Text variant="sm">{t('details.destination')}</Text>
         </RowWrapper>

src/frontend/src/features/recording/components/TranscriptSidePanel.tsx

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export const TranscriptSidePanel = () => {
           },
         })}
       />
-      <VStack gap={0} marginBottom={30}>
+      <VStack gap={0} marginBottom={15}>
         <H lvl={1} margin={'sm'}>
           {t('heading')}
         </H>
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export const TranscriptSidePanel = () => {
           )}
         </Text>
       </VStack>
-      <VStack gap={0} marginBottom={40}>
+      <VStack gap={0} marginBottom={25}>
         <RowWrapper iconName="article" position="first">
           <Text variant="sm">
             {data?.transcription_destination ? (

src/frontend/src/features/recording/hooks/useHumanizeRecordingMaxDuration.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export const useHumanizeRecordingMaxDuration = () => {
 
     return humanizeDuration(data?.recording?.max_duration, {
       language: i18n.language,
+      delimiter: ' ',
     })
   }, [data])
 }

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/components/Conference.tsx

@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ import { VideoConference } from '../livekit/prefabs/VideoConference'
 import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { BackgroundProcessorFactory } from '../livekit/components/blur'
 import { LocalUserChoices } from '@/stores/userChoices'
-import { navigateTo } from '@/navigation/navigateTo'
 import { MediaDeviceErrorAlert } from './MediaDeviceErrorAlert'
 import { usePostHog } from 'posthog-js/react'
 import { useConfig } from '@/api/useConfig'
 import { isFireFox } from '@/utils/livekit'
 import { useIsMobile } from '@/utils/useIsMobile'
+import { navigateTo } from '@/navigation/navigateTo'
 
 export const Conference = ({
   roomId,
@@ -228,10 +228,20 @@ export const Conference = ({
             posthog.captureException(e)
           }}
           onDisconnected={(e) => {
-            if (e == DisconnectReason.CLIENT_INITIATED) {
-              navigateTo('feedback', { duplicateIdentity: false })
-            } else if (e == DisconnectReason.DUPLICATE_IDENTITY) {
-              navigateTo('feedback', { duplicateIdentity: true })
+            switch (e) {
+              case DisconnectReason.CLIENT_INITIATED:
+                navigateTo('feedback')
+                return
+              case DisconnectReason.DUPLICATE_IDENTITY:
+              case DisconnectReason.PARTICIPANT_REMOVED:
+                navigateTo(
+                  'feedback',
+                  {},
+                  {
+                    state: { reason: e },
+                  }
+                )
+                return
             }
           }}
           onMediaDeviceFailure={(e, kind) => {

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/SidePanel.tsx

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { Info } from './Info'
 
 type StyledSidePanelProps = {
   title: string
+  ariaLabel: string
   children: ReactNode
   onClose: () => void
   isClosed: boolean
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ type StyledSidePanelProps = {
 
 const StyledSidePanel = ({
   title,
+  ariaLabel,
   children,
   onClose,
   isClosed,
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ const StyledSidePanel = ({
   isSubmenu = false,
   onBack,
 }: StyledSidePanelProps) => (
-  <div
+  <aside
     className={css({
       borderWidth: '1px',
       borderStyle: 'solid',
@@ -58,6 +60,8 @@ const StyledSidePanel = ({
     style={{
       transform: isClosed ? 'translateX(calc(360px + 1.5rem))' : 'none',
     }}
+    aria-hidden={isClosed}
+    aria-label={ariaLabel}
   >
     <Heading
       slot="title"
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ const StyledSidePanel = ({
       {isSubmenu && (
         <Button
           variant="secondaryText"
-          size={'sm'}
+          size="sm"
           square
           className={css({ marginRight: '0.5rem' })}
           onPress={onBack}
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ const StyledSidePanel = ({
       </Button>
     </Div>
     {children}
-  </div>
+  </aside>
 )
 
 type PanelProps = {
@@ -144,6 +148,7 @@ export const SidePanel = () => {
   return (
     <StyledSidePanel
       title={t(`heading.${activeSubPanelId || activePanelId}`)}
+      ariaLabel={t('ariaLabel')}
       onClose={() => {
         layoutStore.activePanelId = null
         layoutStore.activeSubPanelId = null
@@ -164,7 +169,7 @@ export const SidePanel = () => {
       <Panel isOpen={isChatOpen} keepAlive={true}>
         <Chat />
       </Panel>
-      <Panel isOpen={isToolsOpen}>
+      <Panel isOpen={isToolsOpen} keepAlive={true}>
         <Tools />
       </Panel>
       <Panel isOpen={isAdminOpen}>

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/Tools.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import { A, Div, Text } from '@/primitives'
+import { A, Div, Icon, Text } from '@/primitives'
 import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { Button as RACButton } from 'react-aria-components'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { ReactNode } from 'react'
 import { SubPanelId, useSidePanel } from '../hooks/useSidePanel'
+import { useRestoreFocus } from '@/hooks/useRestoreFocus'
 import {
   useIsRecordingModeEnabled,
   RecordingMode,
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ const ToolButton = ({
           alignItems: 'center',
         })}
       >
-        <span className="material-symbols">chevron_forward</span>
+        <Icon type="symbols" name="chevron_forward" />
       </div>
     </RACButton>
   )
@@ -94,10 +95,26 @@ const ToolButton = ({
 
 export const Tools = () => {
   const { data } = useConfig()
-  const { openTranscript, openScreenRecording, activeSubPanelId } =
+  const { openTranscript, openScreenRecording, activeSubPanelId, isToolsOpen } =
     useSidePanel()
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'moreTools' })
 
+  // Restore focus to the element that opened the Tools panel
+  // following the same pattern as Chat.
+  useRestoreFocus(isToolsOpen, {
+    // If the active element is a MenuItem (DIV) that will be unmounted when the menu closes,
+    // find the "more options" button ("Plus d'options") that opened the menu
+    resolveTrigger: (activeEl) => {
+      if (activeEl?.tagName === 'DIV') {
+        return document.querySelector<HTMLElement>('#room-options-trigger')
+      }
+      // For direct button clicks (e.g. "Plus d'outils"), use the active element as is
+      return activeEl
+    },
+    restoreFocusRaf: true,
+    preventScroll: true,
+  })
+
   const isTranscriptEnabled = useIsRecordingModeEnabled(
     RecordingMode.Transcript
   )
@@ -146,7 +163,7 @@ export const Tools = () => {
       </Text>
       {isTranscriptEnabled && (
         <ToolButton
-          icon={<span className="material-symbols">speech_to_text</span>}
+          icon={<Icon type="symbols" name="speech_to_text" />}
           title={t('tools.transcript.title')}
           description={t('tools.transcript.body')}
           onPress={() => openTranscript()}
@@ -154,7 +171,7 @@ export const Tools = () => {
       )}
       {isScreenRecordingEnabled && (
         <ToolButton
-          icon={<span className="material-symbols">mode_standby</span>}
+          icon={<Icon type="symbols" name="mode_standby" />}
           title={t('tools.screenRecording.title')}
           description={t('tools.screenRecording.body')}
           onPress={() => openScreenRecording()}

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Options/OptionsButton.tsx

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export const OptionsButton = () => {
   return (
     <Menu variant="dark">
       <Button
+        id="room-options-trigger"
         square
         variant="primaryDark"
         aria-label={t('options.buttonLabel')}

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/effects/EffectsConfiguration.tsx

@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import {
 } from '../blur'
 import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { H, P, Text, ToggleButton } from '@/primitives'
+import { VisualOnlyTooltip } from '@/primitives/VisualOnlyTooltip'
 import { styled } from '@/styled-system/jsx'
 import { BlurOn } from '@/components/icons/BlurOn'
 import { BlurOnStrong } from '@/components/icons/BlurOnStrong'
 import { useTrackToggle } from '@livekit/components-react'
 import { Loader } from '@/primitives/Loader'
 import { useSyncAfterDelay } from '@/hooks/useSyncAfterDelay'
-import { RiProhibited2Line } from '@remixicon/react'
 import { FunnyEffects } from './FunnyEffects'
 import { useHasFunnyEffectsAccess } from '../../hooks/useHasFunnyEffectsAccess'
 
@@ -50,11 +50,17 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
   layout = 'horizontal',
 }: EffectsConfigurationProps) => {
   const videoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement>(null)
+  const blurLightRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null)
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'effects' })
   const { toggle, enabled } = useTrackToggle({ source: Track.Source.Camera })
   const [processorPending, setProcessorPending] = useState(false)
   const processorPendingReveal = useSyncAfterDelay(processorPending)
   const hasFunnyEffectsAccess = useHasFunnyEffectsAccess()
+  const [blurStatusMessage, setBlurStatusMessage] = useState('')
+  const blurAnnouncementTimeout = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(
+    null
+  )
+  const blurAnnouncementId = useRef(0)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const videoElement = videoRef.current
@@ -69,16 +75,78 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
     }
   }, [videoTrack, videoTrack?.isMuted])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!blurLightRef.current) return
+
+    const rafId = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      blurLightRef.current?.focus({ preventScroll: true })
+    })
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelAnimationFrame(rafId)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(
+    () => () => {
+      if (blurAnnouncementTimeout.current) {
+        clearTimeout(blurAnnouncementTimeout.current)
+      }
+    },
+    []
+  )
+
+  const announceBlurStatusMessage = (message: string) => {
+    blurAnnouncementId.current += 1
+    const currentId = blurAnnouncementId.current
+
+    if (blurAnnouncementTimeout.current) {
+      clearTimeout(blurAnnouncementTimeout.current)
+    }
+
+    // Clear the region first so screen readers drop queued announcements.
+    setBlurStatusMessage('')
+
+    blurAnnouncementTimeout.current = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (currentId !== blurAnnouncementId.current) return
+      setBlurStatusMessage(message)
+    }, 80)
+  }
+
   const clearEffect = async () => {
     await videoTrack.stopProcessor()
     onSubmit?.(undefined)
   }
 
+  const updateBlurStatusMessage = (
+    type: ProcessorType,
+    options: BackgroundOptions,
+    wasSelectedBeforeToggle: boolean
+  ) => {
+    if (type !== ProcessorType.BLUR) return
+
+    let message = ''
+
+    if (wasSelectedBeforeToggle) {
+      message = t('blur.status.none')
+    } else if (options.blurRadius === BlurRadius.LIGHT) {
+      message = t('blur.status.light')
+    } else if (options.blurRadius === BlurRadius.NORMAL) {
+      message = t('blur.status.strong')
+    }
+
+    if (message) {
+      announceBlurStatusMessage(message)
+    }
+  }
+
   const toggleEffect = async (
     type: ProcessorType,
     options: BackgroundOptions
   ) => {
     setProcessorPending(true)
+    const wasSelectedBeforeToggle = isSelected(type, options)
+
     if (!videoTrack) {
       /**
        * Special case: if no video track is available, then we must pass directly the processor into the
@@ -104,7 +172,7 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
 
     const processor = getProcessor()
     try {
-      if (isSelected(type, options)) {
+      if (wasSelectedBeforeToggle) {
         // Stop processor.
         await clearEffect()
       } else if (
@@ -131,6 +199,8 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
         // We want to trigger onSubmit when options changes so the parent component is aware of it.
         onSubmit?.(processor)
       }
+
+      updateBlurStatusMessage(type, options, wasSelectedBeforeToggle)
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Error applying effect:', error)
     } finally {
@@ -153,8 +223,28 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
     )
   }
 
-  const tooltipLabel = (type: ProcessorType, options: BackgroundOptions) => {
-    return t(`${type}.${isSelected(type, options) ? 'clear' : 'apply'}`)
+  const tooltipBlur = (type: ProcessorType, options: BackgroundOptions) => {
+    const strength =
+      options.blurRadius === BlurRadius.LIGHT ? 'light' : 'normal'
+    const action = isSelected(type, options) ? 'clear' : 'apply'
+
+    return t(`${type}.${strength}.${action}`)
+  }
+
+  const ariaLabelVirtualBackground = (
+    index: number,
+    imagePath: string
+  ): string => {
+    const isSelectedBackground = isSelected(ProcessorType.VIRTUAL, {
+      imagePath,
+    })
+    const prefix = isSelectedBackground ? 'selectedLabel' : 'apply'
+    const backgroundName = t(`virtual.descriptions.${index}`)
+    return `${t(`virtual.${prefix}`)} ${backgroundName}`
+  }
+
+  const tooltipVirtualBackground = (index: number): string => {
+    return t(`virtual.descriptions.${index}`)
   }
 
   return (
@@ -265,65 +355,60 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
               >
                 {t('blur.title')}
               </H>
-              <div
-                className={css({
-                  display: 'flex',
-                  gap: '1.25rem',
-                })}
-              >
-                <ToggleButton
-                  variant="bigSquare"
-                  aria-label={t('clear')}
-                  onPress={async () => {
-                    await clearEffect()
-                  }}
-                  isSelected={!getProcessor()}
-                  isDisabled={processorPendingReveal || isDisabled}
+              <div>
+                <div
+                  className={css({
+                    display: 'flex',
+                    gap: '1.25rem',
+                  })}
                 >
-                  <RiProhibited2Line />
-                </ToggleButton>
-                <ToggleButton
-                  variant="bigSquare"
-                  aria-label={tooltipLabel(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
-                    blurRadius: BlurRadius.LIGHT,
-                  })}
-                  tooltip={tooltipLabel(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
-                    blurRadius: BlurRadius.LIGHT,
-                  })}
-                  isDisabled={processorPendingReveal || isDisabled}
-                  onChange={async () =>
-                    await toggleEffect(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
+                  <ToggleButton
+                    ref={blurLightRef}
+                    variant="bigSquare"
+                    aria-label={tooltipBlur(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
                       blurRadius: BlurRadius.LIGHT,
-                    })
-                  }
-                  isSelected={isSelected(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
-                    blurRadius: BlurRadius.LIGHT,
-                  })}
-                  data-attr="toggle-blur-light"
-                >
-                  <BlurOn />
-                </ToggleButton>
-                <ToggleButton
-                  variant="bigSquare"
-                  aria-label={tooltipLabel(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
-                    blurRadius: BlurRadius.NORMAL,
-                  })}
-                  tooltip={tooltipLabel(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
-                    blurRadius: BlurRadius.NORMAL,
-                  })}
-                  isDisabled={processorPendingReveal || isDisabled}
-                  onChange={async () =>
-                    await toggleEffect(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
+                    })}
+                    tooltip={tooltipBlur(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
+                      blurRadius: BlurRadius.LIGHT,
+                    })}
+                    isDisabled={processorPendingReveal || isDisabled}
+                    onChange={async () =>
+                      await toggleEffect(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
+                        blurRadius: BlurRadius.LIGHT,
+                      })
+                    }
+                    isSelected={isSelected(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
+                      blurRadius: BlurRadius.LIGHT,
+                    })}
+                    data-attr="toggle-blur-light"
+                  >
+                    <BlurOn />
+                  </ToggleButton>
+                  <ToggleButton
+                    variant="bigSquare"
+                    aria-label={tooltipBlur(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
                       blurRadius: BlurRadius.NORMAL,
-                    })
-                  }
-                  isSelected={isSelected(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
-                    blurRadius: BlurRadius.NORMAL,
-                  })}
-                  data-attr="toggle-blur-normal"
-                >
-                  <BlurOnStrong />
-                </ToggleButton>
+                    })}
+                    tooltip={tooltipBlur(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
+                      blurRadius: BlurRadius.NORMAL,
+                    })}
+                    isDisabled={processorPendingReveal || isDisabled}
+                    onChange={async () =>
+                      await toggleEffect(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
+                        blurRadius: BlurRadius.NORMAL,
+                      })
+                    }
+                    isSelected={isSelected(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
+                      blurRadius: BlurRadius.NORMAL,
+                    })}
+                    data-attr="toggle-blur-normal"
+                  >
+                    <BlurOnStrong />
+                  </ToggleButton>
+                </div>
+                <div aria-live="polite" className="sr-only">
+                  {blurStatusMessage}
+                </div>
               </div>
               <div
                 className={css({
@@ -343,39 +428,37 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
                   className={css({
                     display: 'flex',
                     gap: '1.25rem',
+                    paddingBottom: '0.5rem',
                     flexWrap: 'wrap',
                   })}
                 >
                   {[...Array(8).keys()].map((i) => {
                     const imagePath = `/assets/backgrounds/${i + 1}.jpg`
                     const thumbnailPath = `/assets/backgrounds/thumbnails/${i + 1}.jpg`
+                    const tooltipText = tooltipVirtualBackground(i)
                     return (
-                      <ToggleButton
-                        key={i}
-                        variant="bigSquare"
-                        aria-label={tooltipLabel(ProcessorType.VIRTUAL, {
-                          imagePath,
-                        })}
-                        tooltip={tooltipLabel(ProcessorType.VIRTUAL, {
-                          imagePath,
-                        })}
-                        isDisabled={processorPendingReveal || isDisabled}
-                        onChange={async () =>
-                          await toggleEffect(ProcessorType.VIRTUAL, {
+                      <VisualOnlyTooltip key={i} tooltip={tooltipText}>
+                        <ToggleButton
+                          variant="bigSquare"
+                          aria-label={ariaLabelVirtualBackground(i, imagePath)}
+                          isDisabled={processorPendingReveal || isDisabled}
+                          onChange={async () =>
+                            await toggleEffect(ProcessorType.VIRTUAL, {
+                              imagePath,
+                            })
+                          }
+                          isSelected={isSelected(ProcessorType.VIRTUAL, {
                             imagePath,
-                          })
-                        }
-                        isSelected={isSelected(ProcessorType.VIRTUAL, {
-                          imagePath,
-                        })}
-                        className={css({
-                          bgSize: 'cover',
-                        })}
-                        style={{
-                          backgroundImage: `url(${thumbnailPath})`,
-                        }}
-                        data-attr={`toggle-virtual-${i}`}
-                      />
+                          })}
+                          className={css({
+                            bgSize: 'cover',
+                          })}
+                          style={{
+                            backgroundImage: `url(${thumbnailPath})`,
+                          }}
+                          data-attr={`toggle-virtual-${i}`}
+                        />
+                      </VisualOnlyTooltip>
                     )
                   })}
                 </div>

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/prefabs/Chat.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { ChatMessage, ChatOptions } from '@livekit/components-core'
-import React, { useEffect } from 'react'
+import React from 'react'
 import {
   formatChatMessageLinks,
   useChat,
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { ChatEntry } from '../components/chat/Entry'
 import { useSidePanel } from '../hooks/useSidePanel'
 import { LocalParticipant, RemoteParticipant, RoomEvent } from 'livekit-client'
 import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
+import { useRestoreFocus } from '@/hooks/useRestoreFocus'
 
 export interface ChatProps
   extends React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>,
@@ -38,33 +39,16 @@ export function Chat({ ...props }: ChatProps) {
 
   // Keep track of the element that opened the chat so we can restore focus
   // when the chat panel is closed.
-  const prevIsChatOpenRef = React.useRef(false)
-  const chatTriggerRef = React.useRef<HTMLElement | null>(null)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const wasChatOpen = prevIsChatOpenRef.current
-    const isChatPanelOpen = isChatOpen
-
-    // Chat just opened
-    if (!wasChatOpen && isChatPanelOpen) {
-      chatTriggerRef.current = document.activeElement as HTMLElement | null
-      // Avoid layout "jump" during the side panel slide-in animation.
-      // Focusing can trigger scroll into view; preventScroll keeps the animation smooth.
+  useRestoreFocus(isChatOpen, {
+    // Avoid layout "jump" during the side panel slide-in animation.
+    // Focusing can trigger scroll into view; preventScroll keeps the animation smooth.
+    onOpened: () => {
       requestAnimationFrame(() => {
         inputRef.current?.focus({ preventScroll: true })
       })
-    }
-    // Chat just closed
-    if (wasChatOpen && !isChatPanelOpen) {
-      const trigger = chatTriggerRef.current
-      if (trigger && document.contains(trigger)) {
-        trigger.focus({ preventScroll: true })
-      }
-      chatTriggerRef.current = null
-    }
-
-    prevIsChatOpenRef.current = isChatPanelOpen
-  }, [isChatOpen])
+    },
+    preventScroll: true,
+  })
 
   // Use useParticipants hook to trigger a re-render when the participant list changes.
   const participants = useParticipants()

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/prefabs/ControlBar/MobileControlBar.tsx

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export function MobileControlBar({
           />
           <HandToggle />
           <Button
+            id="room-options-trigger"
             square
             variant="primaryDark"
             aria-label={t('options.buttonLabel')}

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/prefabs/ControlBar/MoreOptions.tsx

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export const LateralMenu = () => {
   return (
     <DialogTrigger isOpen={isOpen} onOpenChange={setIsOpen}>
       <Button
+        id="controlbar-more-options-trigger"
         square
         variant="secondaryDark"
         aria-label={t('controls.moreOptions')}

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/routes/Feedback.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import { Button } from '@/primitives'
 import { Screen } from '@/layout/Screen'
 import { Center, HStack, styled, VStack } from '@/styled-system/jsx'
 import { Rating } from '@/features/rooms/components/Rating.tsx'
-import { useLocation, useSearchParams } from 'wouter'
+import { useLocation } from 'wouter'
+import { useMemo } from 'react'
+import { DisconnectReason } from 'livekit-client'
 
 // fixme - duplicated with home, refactor in a proper style
 const Heading = styled('h1', {
@@ -20,25 +22,40 @@ const Heading = styled('h1', {
   },
 })
 
+enum DisconnectReasonKey {
+  DuplicateIdentity = 'duplicateIdentity',
+  ParticipantRemoved = 'participantRemoved',
+}
+
 export const FeedbackRoute = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms')
   const [, setLocation] = useLocation()
 
-  const [searchParams] = useSearchParams()
+  const reasonKey = useMemo(() => {
+    const state = window.history.state
+
+    if (!state?.reason) return
+    switch (state.reason) {
+      case DisconnectReason.DUPLICATE_IDENTITY:
+        return DisconnectReasonKey.DuplicateIdentity
+      case DisconnectReason.PARTICIPANT_REMOVED:
+        return DisconnectReasonKey.ParticipantRemoved
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  const showBackButton = reasonKey !== DisconnectReasonKey.ParticipantRemoved
 
   return (
     <Screen layout="centered" footer={false}>
       <Center>
         <VStack>
-          <Heading>
-            {t(
-              `feedback.heading.${searchParams.get('duplicateIdentity') ? 'duplicateIdentity' : 'normal'}`
-            )}
-          </Heading>
+          <Heading>{t(`feedback.heading.${reasonKey || 'normal'}`)}</Heading>
           <HStack>
-            <Button variant="secondary" onPress={() => window.history.back()}>
-              {t('feedback.back')}
-            </Button>
+            {showBackButton && (
+              <Button variant="secondary" onPress={() => window.history.back()}>
+                {t('feedback.back')}
+              </Button>
+            )}
             <Button variant="primary" onPress={() => setLocation('/')}>
               {t('feedback.home')}
             </Button>

src/frontend/src/features/settings/components/SettingsDialogExtended.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Dialog, type DialogProps } from '@/primitives'
 import { Tab, Tabs, TabList } from '@/primitives/Tabs.tsx'
 import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { text } from '@/primitives/Text.tsx'
+import { Icon } from '@/primitives/Icon'
 import { Heading } from 'react-aria-components'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import {
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ export const SettingsDialogExtended = (props: SettingsDialogExtended) => {
             </Tab>
             {isAdminOrOwner && (
               <Tab icon highlight id={SettingsDialogExtendedKey.TRANSCRIPTION}>
-                <span className="material-symbols">speech_to_text</span>
+                <Icon type="symbols" name="speech_to_text" />
                 {isWideScreen &&
                   t(`tabs.${SettingsDialogExtendedKey.TRANSCRIPTION}`)}
               </Tab>

src/frontend/src/features/subtitle/hooks/useSubtitles.tsx

@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio'
 import { layoutStore } from '@/stores/layout'
 import { useStartSubtitle } from '../api/startSubtitle'
 import { useRoomData } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useRoomData'
+import { useRoomContext } from '@livekit/components-react'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { RoomEvent } from 'livekit-client'
 
 export const useSubtitles = () => {
   const layoutSnap = useSnapshot(layoutStore)
 
+  const room = useRoomContext()
   const apiRoomData = useRoomData()
   const { mutateAsync: startSubtitleRoom, isPending } = useStartSubtitle()
 
@@ -20,6 +24,18 @@ export const useSubtitles = () => {
     layoutStore.showSubtitles = !layoutSnap.showSubtitles
   }
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!room) return
+
+    const closeSubtitles = () => {
+      layoutStore.showSubtitles = false
+    }
+    room.on(RoomEvent.Disconnected, closeSubtitles)
+    return () => {
+      room.off(RoomEvent.Disconnected, closeSubtitles)
+    }
+  }, [room])
+
   return {
     areSubtitlesOpen: layoutSnap.showSubtitles,
     toggleSubtitles,

src/frontend/src/hooks/useRestoreFocus.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
+
+export type RestoreFocusOptions = {
+  resolveTrigger?: (activeEl: HTMLElement | null) => HTMLElement | null
+  onOpened?: () => void
+  onClosed?: () => void
+  restoreFocusRaf?: boolean
+  preventScroll?: boolean
+}
+
+/**
+ * Capture the element that opened a panel/menu (on open transition) and restore focus to it
+ * when the panel/menu closes.
+ */
+export function useRestoreFocus(
+  isOpen: boolean,
+  options: RestoreFocusOptions = {}
+) {
+  const {
+    resolveTrigger,
+    onOpened,
+    onClosed,
+    restoreFocusRaf = false,
+    preventScroll = true,
+  } = options
+
+  const prevIsOpenRef = useRef(false)
+  const triggerRef = useRef<HTMLElement | null>(null)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const wasOpen = prevIsOpenRef.current
+
+    // Just opened
+    if (!wasOpen && isOpen) {
+      const activeEl = document.activeElement as HTMLElement | null
+      triggerRef.current = resolveTrigger ? resolveTrigger(activeEl) : activeEl
+      onOpened?.()
+    }
+
+    // Just closed
+    if (wasOpen && !isOpen) {
+      const trigger = triggerRef.current
+      if (trigger && document.contains(trigger)) {
+        const focus = () => trigger.focus({ preventScroll })
+        if (restoreFocusRaf) requestAnimationFrame(focus)
+        else focus()
+      }
+      triggerRef.current = null
+      onClosed?.()
+    }
+
+    prevIsOpenRef.current = isOpen
+  }, [
+    isOpen,
+    onClosed,
+    onOpened,
+    preventScroll,
+    resolveTrigger,
+    restoreFocusRaf,
+  ])
+}

src/frontend/src/locales/de/rooms.json

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   "feedback": {
     "heading": {
       "normal": "Sie haben das Meeting verlassen",
-      "duplicateIdentity": "Sie haben dem Meeting von einem anderen Gerät aus beigetreten"
+      "duplicateIdentity": "Sie haben dem Meeting von einem anderen Gerät aus beigetreten",
+      "participantRemoved": "Sie wurden von einem Administrator aus dem Anruf entfernt"
     },
     "home": "Zur Startseite zurückkehren",
     "back": "Dem Meeting erneut beitreten"
@@ -233,15 +234,34 @@
     "clear": "Effekt deaktivieren",
     "blur": {
       "title": "Hintergrundunschärfe",
-      "light": "Leichte Unschärfe",
-      "normal": "Unschärfe",
-      "apply": "Unschärfe aktivieren",
-      "clear": "Unschärfe deaktivieren"
+      "status": {
+        "none": "Hintergrund scharf.",
+        "light": "Hintergrund leicht verschwommen.",
+        "strong": "Hintergrund stark verschwommen."
+      },
+      "light": {
+        "apply": "Hintergrund leicht verwischen",
+        "clear": "Unschärfe deaktivieren"
+      },
+      "normal": {
+        "apply": "Hintergrund verwischen",
+        "clear": "Unschärfe deaktivieren"
+      }
     },
     "virtual": {
       "title": "Virtueller Hintergrund",
-      "apply": "Virtuellen Hintergrund aktivieren",
-      "clear": "Virtuellen Hintergrund deaktivieren"
+      "selectedLabel": "Hintergrund angewendet:",
+      "apply": "Ersetze deinen Hintergrund:",
+      "descriptions": {
+        "0": "Gerilltes Holzmöbel",
+        "1": "Besprechungsraum",
+        "2": "Loft mit schwarzer Glaswand",
+        "3": "Esszimmer",
+        "4": "Holzregale",
+        "5": "Holztreppe",
+        "6": "Graue Bibliothek",
+        "7": "Kaffeetheke"
+      }
     },
     "faceLandmarks": {
       "title": "Visuelle Effekte",
@@ -256,6 +276,7 @@
     }
   },
   "sidePanel": {
+    "ariaLabel": "Seitenleiste",
     "heading": {
       "participants": "Teilnehmer",
       "effects": "Effekte",

src/frontend/src/locales/en/rooms.json

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   "feedback": {
     "heading": {
       "normal": "You have left the meeting",
-      "duplicateIdentity": "You have joined the meeting from another device"
+      "duplicateIdentity": "You have joined the meeting from another device",
+      "participantRemoved": "You have been removed from the meeting by an administrator"
     },
     "home": "Return to home",
     "back": "Rejoin the meeting"
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
       "audio": "Audio settings",
       "video": "Video settings"
     },
-    "effects": "Effects",
+    "effects": "Backgrounds and Effects",
     "videoinput": {
       "choose": "Select camera",
       "permissionsNeeded": "Select camera - permission needed",
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
   },
   "join": {
     "effects": {
-      "description": "Apply effects",
+      "description": "Apply backgrounds and effects",
       "title": "Effects",
       "subTitle": "Configure your camera's effects."
     },
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@
       "screenRecording": "Screen recording",
       "transcript": "Transcription",
       "username": "Update Your Name",
-      "effects": "Apply effects",
+      "effects": "Backgrounds and Effects",
       "switchCamera": "Switch camera",
       "fullscreen": {
         "enter": "Fullscreen",
@@ -233,15 +234,34 @@
     "clear": "Disable effect",
     "blur": {
       "title": "Background blur",
-      "light": "Light blur",
-      "normal": "Blur",
-      "apply": "Enable blur",
-      "clear": "Disable blur"
+      "status": {
+        "none": "Background clear.",
+        "light": "Background slightly blurred.",
+        "strong": "Background strongly blurred."
+      },
+      "light": {
+        "apply": "Slightly blur your background",
+        "clear": "Disable blur"
+      },
+      "normal": {
+        "apply": "Blur your background",
+        "clear": "Disable blur"
+      }
     },
     "virtual": {
       "title": "Virtual background",
-      "apply": "Enable virtual background",
-      "clear": "Disable virtual background"
+      "selectedLabel": "Background applied:",
+      "apply": "Replace your background:",
+      "descriptions": {
+        "0": "Fluted wooden furniture",
+        "1": "Meeting room",
+        "2": "Loft with black glass partition",
+        "3": "Dining room",
+        "4": "Wooden shelves",
+        "5": "Wooden staircase",
+        "6": "Gray library",
+        "7": "Coffee counter"
+      }
     },
     "faceLandmarks": {
       "title": "Visual Effects",
@@ -256,9 +276,10 @@
     }
   },
   "sidePanel": {
+    "ariaLabel": "Sidepanel",
     "heading": {
       "participants": "Participants",
-      "effects": "Effects",
+      "effects": "Backgrounds and Effects",
       "chat": "Messages in the chat",
       "transcript": "Transcribe",
       "screenRecording": "Record",
@@ -268,7 +289,7 @@
     },
     "content": {
       "participants": "participants",
-      "effects": "effects",
+      "effects": "Backgrounds and Effects",
       "chat": "messages",
       "transcript": "transcribe",
       "screenRecording": "record",
@@ -543,7 +564,7 @@
       "enable": "Pin",
       "disable": "Unpin"
     },
-    "effects": "Apply visual effects",
+    "effects": "Apply backgrounds and effects",
     "muteParticipant": "Mute {{name}}",
     "fullScreen": "Full screen"
   },

src/frontend/src/locales/fr/rooms.json

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   "feedback": {
     "heading": {
       "normal": "Vous avez quitté la réunion",
-      "duplicateIdentity": "Vous avez rejoint la réunion depuis un autre appareil"
+      "duplicateIdentity": "Vous avez rejoint la réunion depuis un autre appareil",
+      "participantRemoved": "Vous avez été exclu de l'appel par un administrateur"
     },
     "home": "Retourner à l'accueil",
     "back": "Réintégrer la réunion"
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
       "audio": "Paramètres audio",
       "video": "Paramètres video"
     },
-    "effects": "Effets d'arrière-plan",
+    "effects": "Arrière-plans et effets",
     "videoinput": {
       "choose": "Choisir la webcam",
       "permissionsNeeded": "Choisir la webcam - autorisations nécessaires",
@@ -39,8 +40,8 @@
   "join": {
     "heading": "Rejoindre la réunion ?",
     "effects": {
-      "description": "Effets d'arrière-plan",
-      "title": "Effets",
+      "description": "Arrière-plans et effets",
+      "title": "Arrière-plans et effets",
       "subTitle": "Paramétrez les effets de votre caméra."
     },
     "joinLabel": "Rejoindre",
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@
       "screenRecording": "Enregistrement",
       "transcript": "Transcription",
       "username": "Choisir votre nom",
-      "effects": "Effets d'arrière-plan",
+      "effects": "Arrière-plans et effets",
       "switchCamera": "Changer de caméra",
       "fullscreen": {
         "enter": "Plein écran",
@@ -230,18 +231,37 @@
     "cameraDisabled": "Votre caméra est désactivée.",
     "notAvailable": "Les effets vidéo seront bientôt disponibles sur votre navigateur. Nous y travaillons ! En attendant, vous pouvez utiliser Google Chrome pour de meilleures performances ou Firefox :(",
     "heading": "Flou",
-    "clear": "Désactiver l'effect",
+    "clear": "Désactiver l'effet",
     "blur": {
       "title": "Flou d'arrière-plan",
-      "light": "Flou léger",
-      "normal": "Flou",
-      "apply": "Activer le flou",
-      "clear": "Désactiver le flou"
+      "status": {
+        "none": "Arrière-plan net.",
+        "light": "Arrière-plan légèrement flouté.",
+        "strong": "Arrière-plan fortement flouté."
+      },
+      "light": {
+        "apply": "Flouter l'arrière-plan",
+        "clear": "Désactiver le flou"
+      },
+      "normal": {
+        "apply": "Flouter encore plus l'arrière-plan",
+        "clear": "Désactiver le flou"
+      }
     },
     "virtual": {
       "title": "Arrière-plan virtuel",
-      "apply": "Activer l'arrière-plan virtuel",
-      "clear": "Désactiver l'arrière-plan virtuel"
+      "selectedLabel": "Arrière-plan appliqué :",
+      "apply": "Remplacer votre arrière plan :",
+      "descriptions": {
+        "0": "Meuble cannelé en bois",
+        "1": "Salle de réunion",
+        "2": "Loft avec verrière noire",
+        "3": "Salle à manger",
+        "4": "Étagères en bois",
+        "5": "Escalier en bois",
+        "6": "Bibliothèque grise",
+        "7": "Comptoir de café"
+      }
     },
     "faceLandmarks": {
       "title": "Effets visuels",
@@ -256,9 +276,10 @@
     }
   },
   "sidePanel": {
+    "ariaLabel": "Panneau latéral",
     "heading": {
       "participants": "Participants",
-      "effects": "Effets",
+      "effects": "Arrière-plans et effets",
       "chat": "Messages dans l'appel",
       "transcript": "Transcrire",
       "screenRecording": "Enregistrer",
@@ -543,7 +564,7 @@
       "enable": "Épingler",
       "disable": "Annuler l'épinglage"
     },
-    "effects": "Effets d'arrière-plan",
+    "effects": "Arrière-plans et effets",
     "muteParticipant": "Couper le micro de {{name}}",
     "fullScreen": "Plein écran"
   },

src/frontend/src/locales/nl/rooms.json

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   "feedback": {
     "heading": {
       "normal": "Je hebt de vergadering verlaten",
-      "duplicateIdentity": "U heeft de vergadering via een ander apparaat geopend"
+      "duplicateIdentity": "U heeft de vergadering via een ander apparaat geopend",
+      "participantRemoved": "U bent door een beheerder uit het gesprek verwijderd"
     },
     "home": "Keer terug naar het hoofdscherm",
     "back": "Sluit weer bij de vergadering aan"
@@ -233,15 +234,34 @@
     "clear": "Effect uitschakelen",
     "blur": {
       "title": "Achtergrondvervaging",
-      "light": "Lichte vervaging",
-      "normal": "Vervaging",
-      "apply": "Vervaging inschakelen",
-      "clear": "Vervaging uitschakelen"
+      "status": {
+        "none": "Achtergrond scherp.",
+        "light": "Achtergrond licht vervaagd.",
+        "strong": "Achtergrond sterk vervaagd."
+      },
+      "light": {
+        "apply": "Vervaag je achtergrond lichtjes",
+        "clear": "Vervaging uitschakelen"
+      },
+      "normal": {
+        "apply": "Vervaag je achtergrond",
+        "clear": "Vervaging uitschakelen"
+      }
     },
     "virtual": {
       "title": "Virtuele achtergrond",
-      "apply": "Virtuele achtergrond inschakelen",
-      "clear": "Virtuele achtergrond uitschakelen"
+      "selectedLabel": "Achtergrond toegepast:",
+      "apply": "Vervang je achtergrond:",
+      "descriptions": {
+        "0": "Geprofileerd houten meubel",
+        "1": "Vergaderruimte",
+        "2": "Loft met zwarte glaswand",
+        "3": "Eetkamer",
+        "4": "Houten planken",
+        "5": "Houten trap",
+        "6": "Grijze bibliotheek",
+        "7": "Koffiebar"
+      }
     },
     "faceLandmarks": {
       "title": "Visuele effecten",
@@ -256,6 +276,7 @@
     }
   },
   "sidePanel": {
+    "ariaLabel": "Zijbalk",
     "heading": {
       "participants": "Deelnemers",
       "effects": "Effecten",

src/frontend/src/primitives/Button.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
 import { type RecipeVariantProps } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { buttonRecipe, type ButtonRecipe } from './buttonRecipe'
 import { TooltipWrapper, type TooltipWrapperProps } from './TooltipWrapper'
-import { ReactNode } from 'react'
+import { ReactNode, forwardRef } from 'react'
 import { Loader } from './Loader'
 
 export type ButtonProps = RecipeVariantProps<ButtonRecipe> &
@@ -17,25 +17,24 @@ export type ButtonProps = RecipeVariantProps<ButtonRecipe> &
     icon?: ReactNode
   }
 
-export const Button = ({
-  tooltip,
-  tooltipType = 'instant',
-  ...props
-}: ButtonProps) => {
-  const [variantProps, componentProps] = buttonRecipe.splitVariantProps(props)
-  const { className, ...remainingComponentProps } = componentProps
+export const Button = forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, ButtonProps>(
+  ({ tooltip, tooltipType = 'instant', ...props }, ref) => {
+    const [variantProps, componentProps] = buttonRecipe.splitVariantProps(props)
+    const { className, ...remainingComponentProps } = componentProps
 
-  return (
-    <TooltipWrapper tooltip={tooltip} tooltipType={tooltipType}>
-      <RACButton
-        className={[buttonRecipe(variantProps), className].join(' ')}
-        {...(remainingComponentProps as RACButtonsProps)}
-      >
-        {!props.loading && props.icon}
-        {props.loading && <Loader />}
-        {componentProps.children as ReactNode}
-        {props.description && <span>{tooltip}</span>}
-      </RACButton>
-    </TooltipWrapper>
-  )
-}
+    return (
+      <TooltipWrapper tooltip={tooltip} tooltipType={tooltipType}>
+        <RACButton
+          ref={ref}
+          className={[buttonRecipe(variantProps), className].join(' ')}
+          {...(remainingComponentProps as RACButtonsProps)}
+        >
+          {!props.loading && props.icon}
+          {props.loading && <Loader />}
+          {componentProps.children as ReactNode}
+          {props.description && <span>{tooltip}</span>}
+        </RACButton>
+      </TooltipWrapper>
+    )
+  }
+)

src/frontend/src/primitives/Icon.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { cva, RecipeVariantProps } from '@/styled-system/css'
+import { ComponentPropsWithoutRef } from 'react'
+
+const iconRecipe = cva({
+  base: {
+    fontWeight: 'normal',
+    fontStyle: 'normal',
+    display: 'inline-block',
+    lineHeight: 1,
+    textTransform: 'none',
+    letterSpacing: 'normal',
+    wordWrap: 'normal',
+    whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+    direction: 'ltr',
+  },
+  variants: {
+    type: {
+      icons: {
+        fontFamily: 'Material Icons Outlined',
+        webkitFontSmoothing: 'antialiased',
+        mozOsxFontSmoothing: 'grayscale',
+        textRendering: 'optimizeLegibility',
+        fontFeatureSettings: '"liga"',
+      },
+      symbols: {
+        fontFamily: 'Material Symbols Outlined Variable',
+      },
+    },
+    size: {
+      sm: {
+        fontSize: '18px',
+      },
+      md: {
+        fontSize: '24px',
+      },
+      lg: {
+        fontSize: '32px',
+      },
+      xl: {
+        fontSize: '40px',
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  defaultVariants: {
+    type: 'icons',
+    size: 'md',
+  },
+})
+
+export type IconRecipeProps = RecipeVariantProps<typeof iconRecipe>
+
+export type IconProps = IconRecipeProps &
+  ComponentPropsWithoutRef<'span'> & {
+    name: string
+  }
+
+export const Icon = ({ name, ...props }: IconProps) => {
+  const [variantProps, componentProps] = iconRecipe.splitVariantProps(props)
+  const { className, ...remainingComponentProps } = componentProps
+
+  return (
+    <span
+      translate="no"
+      aria-hidden="true"
+      className={[iconRecipe(variantProps), className].join(' ')}
+      {...remainingComponentProps}
+    >
+      {name}
+    </span>
+  )
+}

src/frontend/src/primitives/ToggleButton.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+import { forwardRef, ReactNode } from 'react'
 import {
   ToggleButton as RACToggleButton,
   ToggleButtonProps as RACToggleButtonProps,
 } from 'react-aria-components'
 import { type ButtonRecipeProps, buttonRecipe } from './buttonRecipe'
 import { TooltipWrapper, TooltipWrapperProps } from './TooltipWrapper'
-import { ReactNode } from 'react'
 
 export type ToggleButtonProps = RACToggleButtonProps &
   ButtonRecipeProps &
@@ -16,24 +16,25 @@ export type ToggleButtonProps = RACToggleButtonProps &
 /**
  * React aria ToggleButton with our button styles, that can take a tooltip if needed
  */
-export const ToggleButton = ({
-  tooltip,
-  tooltipType,
-  ...props
-}: ToggleButtonProps) => {
-  const [variantProps, componentProps] = buttonRecipe.splitVariantProps(props)
+export const ToggleButton = forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, ToggleButtonProps>(
+  ({ tooltip, tooltipType, ...props }, ref) => {
+    const [variantProps, componentProps] = buttonRecipe.splitVariantProps(props)
 
-  return (
-    <TooltipWrapper tooltip={tooltip} tooltipType={tooltipType}>
-      <RACToggleButton
-        {...componentProps}
-        className={[buttonRecipe(variantProps), props.className].join(' ')}
-      >
-        <>
-          {componentProps.children as ReactNode}
-          {props.description && <span>{tooltip}</span>}
-        </>
-      </RACToggleButton>
-    </TooltipWrapper>
-  )
-}
+    return (
+      <TooltipWrapper tooltip={tooltip} tooltipType={tooltipType}>
+        <RACToggleButton
+          ref={ref}
+          {...componentProps}
+          className={[buttonRecipe(variantProps), props.className].join(' ')}
+        >
+          <>
+            {componentProps.children as ReactNode}
+            {props.description && <span>{tooltip}</span>}
+          </>
+        </RACToggleButton>
+      </TooltipWrapper>
+    )
+  }
+)
+
+ToggleButton.displayName = 'ToggleButton'

src/frontend/src/primitives/VisualOnlyTooltip.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { type ReactNode, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { createPortal } from 'react-dom'
+import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
+
+export type VisualOnlyTooltipProps = {
+  children: ReactNode
+  tooltip: string
+}
+
+/**
+ * Wrapper component that displays a tooltip visually only (not announced by screen readers).
+ *
+ * This is necessary because TooltipTrigger from react-aria-components automatically adds
+ * aria-describedby on the button, which links the tooltip for accessibility.
+ * Even with aria-hidden="true" on the tooltip, screen readers still announce its content → duplication.
+ * This CSS wrapper avoids TooltipTrigger → no automatic aria-describedby → no duplication.
+ *
+ * Uses a portal to avoid being clipped by parent containers with overflow: hidden.
+ */
+export const VisualOnlyTooltip = ({
+  children,
+  tooltip,
+}: VisualOnlyTooltipProps) => {
+  const wrapperRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
+  const [isVisible, setIsVisible] = useState(false)
+
+  const getPosition = () => {
+    if (!wrapperRef.current) return null
+    const rect = wrapperRef.current.getBoundingClientRect()
+    return {
+      top: rect.top - 8,
+      left: rect.left + rect.width / 2,
+    }
+  }
+
+  const position = getPosition()
+  const tooltipData = isVisible && position ? { isVisible, position } : null
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div
+        ref={wrapperRef}
+        onMouseEnter={() => setIsVisible(true)}
+        onMouseLeave={() => setIsVisible(false)}
+        onFocus={() => setIsVisible(true)}
+        onBlur={() => setIsVisible(false)}
+      >
+        {children}
+      </div>
+      {tooltipData &&
+        createPortal(
+          <div
+            aria-hidden="true"
+            role="presentation"
+            className={css({
+              position: 'fixed',
+              padding: '2px 8px',
+              backgroundColor: 'primaryDark.100',
+              color: 'gray.100',
+              borderRadius: '4px',
+              fontSize: 14,
+              whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+              pointerEvents: 'none',
+              zIndex: 9999,
+              boxShadow: '0 8px 20px rgba(0 0 0 / 0.1)',
+              '&::after': {
+                content: '""',
+                position: 'absolute',
+                top: '100%',
+                left: '50%',
+                transform: 'translateX(-50%)',
+                border: '4px solid transparent',
+                borderTopColor: 'primaryDark.100',
+              },
+            })}
+            style={{
+              top: `${tooltipData.position.top}px`,
+              left: `${tooltipData.position.left}px`,
+              transform: 'translate(-50%, -100%)',
+            }}
+          >
+            {tooltip}
+          </div>,
+          document.body
+        )}
+    </>
+  )
+}

src/frontend/src/primitives/index.ts

@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ export { Ul } from './Ul'
 export { VerticallyOffCenter } from './VerticallyOffCenter'
 export { TextArea } from './TextArea'
 export { Switch } from './Switch'
+export { Icon } from './Icon'

src/frontend/src/routes.ts

@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ export const routes: Record<
   feedback: {
     name: 'feedback',
     path: '/feedback',
-    to: (params: { duplicateIdentity?: false }) =>
-      '/feedback' +
-      (params.duplicateIdentity
-        ? `?duplicateIdentity=${params?.duplicateIdentity}`
-        : ''),
     Component: FeedbackRoute,
   },
   legalTerms: {

src/frontend/src/styles/icons.css

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-@import '@fontsource/material-icons-outlined';
-
-.material-icons,
-.material-symbols {
-  font-weight: normal;
-  font-style: normal;
-  font-size: 24px;
-  display: inline-block;
-  line-height: 1;
-  text-transform: none;
-  letter-spacing: normal;
-  word-wrap: normal;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  direction: ltr;
-  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
-  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
-  font-feature-settings: 'liga';
-}
-
-.material-icons {
-  font-family: 'Material Icons Outlined';
-}
-
-.material-symbols {
-  font-family: 'Material Symbols Outlined Variable';
-}

src/frontend/src/styles/index.css

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 @import './livekit.css';
-@import './icons.css';
 @layer reset, base, tokens, recipes, utilities;
 html,
 body,
@@ -7,6 +6,18 @@ body,
   height: 100%;
 }
 
+.sr-only {
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 1px;
+  height: 1px;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: -1px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  border: 0;
+}
+
 * {
   outline: 2px solid transparent;
 }
@@ -42,3 +53,36 @@ body:has(.lk-video-conference) #crisp-chatbox > * > div[role='button'] {
     transform: translateY(0);
   }
 }
+
+/* Generated using the Advanced installation guidelines from
+ * https://fontsource.org/fonts/material-icons-outlined/install
+ */
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'Material Icons Outlined';
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-display: block;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  src: url(@fontsource/material-icons-outlined/files/material-icons-outlined-latin-400-normal.woff2)
+    format('woff2');
+  unicode-range:
+    U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC,
+    U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+2074, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193,
+    U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
+}
+
+/* Generated using the Advanced installation guidelines from
+ * https://fontsource.org/fonts/material-symbols-outlined/install
+ */
+/* material-symbols-outlined-latin-wght-normal */
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'Material Symbols Outlined Variable';
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-display: block;
+  font-weight: 100 700;
+  src: url(@fontsource-variable/material-symbols-outlined/files/material-symbols-outlined-latin-wght-normal.woff2)
+    format('woff2-variations');
+  unicode-range:
+    U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC,
+    U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+2074, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193,
+    U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
+}

src/helm/env.d/dev-keycloak/values.meet.yaml.gotmpl

@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ agents:
     LIVEKIT_API_KEY: {{ $key }}
     {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
+    ENABLE_SILERO_VAD: "false"
 
   image:
     repository: localhost:5001/meet-agents