🎨(frontend) fix prettier formatting for room ui components

align formatting with prettier checks to keep ci passing consistently.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

.gitignore

@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ db.sqlite3
 *.iml
 .devcontainer
 
+# Personal rules/config files
+rules.md
+
 # Egress output
 docker/livekit/out
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,11 +8,55 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- ♿️(frontend) fix form labels and autocomplete wiring #932
+- ♿(frontend) improve menu focus management #869
+
+## [1.5.0] - 2026-01-28
+
+### Changed
+
+- ♿️(frontend) adjust visual-only tooltip a11y labels #910
+- ♿️(frontend) sr pin/unpin announcements with dedicated messages #898
+- ♿(frontend) adjust sr announcements for idle disconnect timer #908
+- ♿️(frontend) add global screen reader announcer#922
+
+### Fixed
+
+- 🔒️(frontend) fix an XSS vulnerability on the recording page #911
+
+## [1.4.0] - 2026-01-25
+
+### Added
+
+- ✨(frontend) add configurable redirect for unauthenticated users #904
+### Changed
+
+- ♿(frontend) improve menu focus management #869
+- ♿️(frontend) add accessible back button in side panel #881
+- ♿️(frontend) improve participants toggle a11y label #880
+- ♿️(frontend) make carousel image decorative #871
+- ♿️(frontend) reactions are now vocalized and configurable #849
+- ♿️(frontend) improve background effect announcements #879
+
+### Fixed
+
+- 🔒(backend) prevent automatic upgrade setuptools
+- ♿(frontend) improve contrast for selected options #863
+- ♿️(frontend) announce copy state in invite dialog #877
+- 📝(frontend) align close dialog label in rooms locale #878
+- 🩹(backend) use case-insensitive email matching in the external api #887
+- 🐛(frontend) ensure transcript segments are sorted by their timestamp #899
+- 🐛(frontend) scope scrollbar gutter override to video rooms #882
+
+## [1.3.0] - 2026-01-13
 
 ### Added
 
 - ✨(summary) add dutch and german languages
 - 🔧(agents) make Silero VAD optional
+- 🚸(frontend) explain to a user they were ejected
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -25,6 +69,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 ### Fixed
 
 - 🐛(frontend) remove unexpected F2 tooltip when clicking video screen
+- 🩹(frontend) icon font loading to avoid text/icon flickering
 
 ## [1.2.0] - 2026-01-05
 

Dockerfile

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 FROM python:3.13.5-alpine3.21 AS base
 
 # Upgrade pip to its latest release to speed up dependencies installation
-RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
+RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
 # Upgrade system packages to install security updates
 RUN apk update && \

README.md

@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ La Suite Meet is fully self-hostable and released under the MIT License, ensurin
 
 We’re continuously adding new features to enhance your experience, with the latest updates coming soon!
 
+### 🚀 Major roll out to all French public servants
+
+On the 25th of January 2026, David Amiel, France’s Minister for Civil Service and State Reform, announced the full deployment of Visio—the French government’s dedicated Meet platform—to all public servants. ([Source in French](https://www.latribune.fr/article/la-tribune-dimanche/politique/73157688099661/david-amiel-ministre-delegue-de-la-fonction-publique-nous-allons-sortir-de-la-dependance-aux-outils-americains))
 
 ## Table of Contents
 
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ We hope to see many more, here is an incomplete list of public La Suite Meet ins
 | [visio.numerique.gouv.fr](https://visio.numerique.gouv.fr/)   | DINUM    | French public agents working for the central administration and the extended public sphere. ProConnect is required to login in or sign up|
 | [visio.suite.anct.gouv.fr](https://visio.suite.anct.gouv.fr/) | ANCT    | French public agents working for the territorial administration and the extended public sphere. ProConnect is required to login in or sign up|
 | [visio.lasuite.coop](https://visio.lasuite.coop/)             | lasuite.coop    | Free and open demo to all. Content and accounts are reset after one month |
-| [meet.demo.mosacloud.eu](https://meet.demo.mosacloud.eu/)     | mosa.cloud    | Demo instance of mosa.cloud, a dutch company providing services around La Suite apps. |
+| [mosacloud.cloud](https://mosa.cloud/)                        | mosa.cloud    | Demo instance of mosa.cloud, a dutch company providing services around La Suite apps. |
 
 
 ## Contributing

docker/livekit/config/livekit-server.yaml

@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@ redis:
   address: redis:6379
 keys:
   devkey: secret
+
+webhook:
+  api_key: devkey
+  urls:
+      - http://app-dev:8000/api/v1.0/rooms/webhooks-livekit/

docs/examples/compose/compose.yaml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ services:
     - env.d/postgresql
     - env.d/common
     volumes:
-    - ./data/databases/backend:/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
+    - ./data/databases/backend:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
   redis:
     image: redis:5

docs/examples/compose/keycloak/README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ### Step 1: Prepare your working environment:
 
 ```bash
-mkdir keycloak/env.d && cd keycloak
+mkdir -p keycloak/env.d && cd keycloak
 curl -o compose.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/suitenumerique/meet/refs/heads/main/docs/examples/compose/keycloak/compose.yaml
 curl -o env.d/kc_postgresql https://raw.githubusercontent.com/suitenumerique/meet/refs/heads/main/env.d/production.dist/kc_postgresql
 curl -o env.d/keycloak https://raw.githubusercontent.com/suitenumerique/meet/refs/heads/main/env.d/production.dist/keycloak
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@ Your keycloak instance is now available on https://doc.yourdomain.tld
 #### Step 3: Get Client Credentials
 
 1. Go to the "Credentials" tab.
-2. Copy the client ID (`meet` in this example) and the client secret.
+2. Copy the client ID (`meet` in this example) and the client secret.

docs/installation/compose.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Installation with docker compose
 
-We provide a sample configuration for running Meet using Docker Compose. Please note that this configuration is experimental, and the official way to deploy Meet in production is to use [k8s](../installation/k8s.md)
+We provide a sample configuration for running Meet using Docker Compose. Please note that this configuration is experimental, and the official way to deploy Meet in production is to use [k8s](../installation/kubernetes.md).
 
 ## Requirements
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ curl -o default.conf.template https://raw.githubusercontent.com/suitenumerique/m
 
 ## Step 2: Configuration
 
-Meet configuration is achieved through environment variables. We provide a [detailed description of all variables](../env.md).
+Meet configuration is achieved through environment variables. We provide a [detailed description of all variables](../../src/helm/meet/README.md).
 
 In this example, we assume the following services:
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ The following ports will need to be opened:
 - 7881/tcp - WebRTC ICE over TCP
 - 7882/udp - for WebRTC multiplexing over UDP
 
-If you are using ufw, enter the follwoing:
+If you are using ufw, enter the following:
 ```
 ufw allow 80/tcp
 ufw allow 443/tcp
@@ -177,6 +177,15 @@ You will need to uncomment the environment and network sections in compose file
 #    external: true
 ```
 
+#### Caddy Reverse Proxy
+Expose the Frontend port to the host
+```yaml
+frontend:
+  …
+  ports:
+    - "8086:8086"
+```
+
 ## Step 5: Start Meet
 
 You are ready to start your Meet application !
@@ -198,7 +207,7 @@ Replace `<admin email>` with the email of your admin user and generate a secure
 
 Your Meet instance is now available on the domain you defined, https://meet.yourdomain.tld.
 
-THe admin interface is available on https://meet.yourdomain.tld/admin with the admin user you just created.
+The admin interface is available on https://meet.yourdomain.tld/admin with the admin user you just created.
 
 ## How to upgrade your Meet application
 

env.d/production.dist/common

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ DJANGO_EMAIL_FROM=<your email address>
 #DJANGO_EMAIL_USE_SSL=true # A flag to enable or disable SSL for email sending.
 
 DJANGO_EMAIL_BRAND_NAME="La Suite Numérique" 
-DJANGO_EMAIL_LOGO_IMG="https://${meet_HOST}/assets/logo-suite-numerique.png"
+DJANGO_EMAIL_LOGO_IMG="https://${MEET_HOST}/assets/logo-suite-numerique.png"
 
 # Backend url
 MEET_BASE_URL="https://${MEET_HOST}"

src/agents/pyproject.toml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 [project]
 name = "agents"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.5.0"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
     "livekit-agents==1.3.10",

src/backend/core/external_api/viewsets.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from logging import getLogger
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.hashers import check_password
-from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
+from django.core.exceptions import SuspiciousOperation, ValidationError
 from django.core.validators import validate_email
 
 import jwt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from . import authentication, permissions, serializers
 logger = getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class ApplicationViewSet(viewsets.GenericViewSet):
+class ApplicationViewSet(viewsets.ViewSet):
     """API endpoints for application authentication and token generation."""
 
     @decorators.action(
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class ApplicationViewSet(viewsets.GenericViewSet):
             )
 
         try:
-            user = models.User.objects.get(email=email)
+            user = models.User.objects.get(email__iexact=email)
         except models.User.DoesNotExist as e:
             if (
                 settings.APPLICATION_ALLOW_USER_CREATION
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ class ApplicationViewSet(viewsets.GenericViewSet):
                 )
             else:
                 raise drf_exceptions.NotFound("User not found.") from e
+        except models.User.MultipleObjectsReturned as e:
+            raise SuspiciousOperation(
+                "Multiple user accounts share a common email."
+            ) from e
 
         now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
         scope = " ".join(application.scopes or [])

src/backend/core/tests/test_external_api_token.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pytestmark = pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_api_applications_generate_token_success(settings):
     """Valid credentials should return a JWT token."""
     settings.APPLICATION_JWT_SECRET_KEY = "devKey"
-    user = UserFactory(email="user@example.com")
+    UserFactory(email="User.Family@example.com")
     application = ApplicationFactory(
         active=True,
         scopes=[ApplicationScope.ROOMS_LIST, ApplicationScope.ROOMS_CREATE],
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def test_api_applications_generate_token_success(settings):
             "client_id": application.client_id,
             "client_secret": plain_secret,
             "grant_type": "client_credentials",
-            "scope": user.email,
+            "scope": "user.family@example.com",
         },
         format="json",
     )

src/backend/meet/settings.py

@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@ class Base(Configuration):
         "feedback": values.DictValue(
             {}, environ_name="FRONTEND_FEEDBACK", environ_prefix=None
         ),
+        "external_home_url": values.Value(
+            None, environ_name="FRONTEND_EXTERNAL_HOME_URL", environ_prefix=None
+        ),
         "use_french_gov_footer": values.BooleanValue(
             False, environ_name="FRONTEND_USE_FRENCH_GOV_FOOTER", environ_prefix=None
         ),

src/backend/pyproject.toml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "meet"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.5.0"
 authors = [{ "name" = "DINUM", "email" = "dev@mail.numerique.gouv.fr" }]
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",

src/frontend/README.md

@@ -28,3 +28,37 @@ export default {
 - Replace `plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended` to `plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended-type-checked` or `plugin:@typescript-eslint/strict-type-checked`
 - Optionally add `plugin:@typescript-eslint/stylistic-type-checked`
 - Install [eslint-plugin-react](https://github.com/jsx-eslint/eslint-plugin-react) and add `plugin:react/recommended` & `plugin:react/jsx-runtime` to the `extends` list
+
+## Side Panel Focus Pattern
+
+We use a consistent focus management pattern for side panels:
+
+- **Open**: focus the first actionable element inside the panel.
+- **Close**: restore focus to the button that opened the panel.
+
+Implementation summary:
+
+1. A provider stores a `panelRef` and a registry of trigger refs (`setTrigger/getTrigger`).
+2. Each trigger button registers itself with `setTrigger("key", el)`.
+3. Panel content uses `useRestoreFocus` with:
+   - `resolveTrigger` → returns `getTrigger("key")`.
+   - `onOpened` → finds the first actionable element inside `panelRef`.
+
+Example:
+
+```tsx
+// Trigger button
+;<ToggleButton ref={(el) => setTrigger('tools', el)} />
+
+// Panel content
+useRestoreFocus(isOpen, {
+  resolveTrigger: (activeEl) => getTrigger('tools') ?? activeEl,
+  onOpened: () => {
+    const first = panelRef.current?.querySelector(
+      '[data-attr="tools-list"] button'
+    )
+    // Leading semicolon avoids ASI issues when a line starts with '('
+    ;(first as HTMLElement | null)?.focus({ preventScroll: true })
+  },
+})
+```

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/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "meet",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.5.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "meet",
-      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "version": "1.5.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@fontsource-variable/material-symbols-outlined": "5.2.30",
         "@fontsource/material-icons-outlined": "5.2.6",

src/frontend/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "meet",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.5.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "panda codegen && vite",

src/frontend/src/api/useConfig.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface ApiConfig {
   feedback: {
     url: string
   }
+  external_home_url?: string
   silence_livekit_debug_logs?: boolean
   is_silent_login_enabled?: boolean
   custom_css_url?: string

src/frontend/src/features/home/components/IntroSlider.tsx

@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export const IntroSlider = () => {
         <SlideContainer>
           {SLIDES.map((slide, index) => (
             <Slide visible={index == slideIndex} key={index}>
-              <Image src={slide.src} alt={t(`${slide.key}.imgAlt`)} />
+              <Image src={slide.src} alt="" role="presentation" />
               <TextAnimation visible={index == slideIndex}>
                 <Heading>{t(`${slide.key}.title`)}</Heading>
                 <Body>{t(`${slide.key}.body`)}</Body>

src/frontend/src/features/home/routes/Home.tsx

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { RiAddLine, RiLink } from '@remixicon/react'
 import { LaterMeetingDialog } from '@/features/home/components/LaterMeetingDialog'
 import { IntroSlider } from '@/features/home/components/IntroSlider'
 import { MoreLink } from '@/features/home/components/MoreLink'
-import { ReactNode, useState } from 'react'
+import { ReactNode, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 
 import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { menuRecipe } from '@/primitives/menuRecipe.ts'
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { usePersistentUserChoices } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/usePers
 import { useConfig } from '@/api/useConfig'
 import { LoginButton } from '@/components/LoginButton'
 import { ApiRoom } from '@/features/rooms/api/ApiRoom'
+import { LoadingScreen } from '@/components/LoadingScreen'
 
 const Columns = ({ children }: { children?: ReactNode }) => {
   return (
@@ -155,9 +156,34 @@ export const Home = () => {
 
   const { mutateAsync: createRoom } = useCreateRoom()
   const [laterRoom, setLaterRoom] = useState<null | ApiRoom>(null)
+  const [redirectFailed, setRedirectFailed] = useState(false)
 
   const { data } = useConfig()
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const checkSiteAndRedirect = async () => {
+      if (!data?.external_home_url) return
+      if (isLoggedIn === false) {
+        try {
+          await fetch(data.external_home_url, {
+            method: 'HEAD', // Use HEAD to avoid downloading the full page
+            mode: 'no-cors', // Needed for cross-origin requests
+          })
+          window.location.replace(data.external_home_url)
+        } catch (error) {
+          setRedirectFailed(true)
+          console.error('Site is not reachable:', error)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    checkSiteAndRedirect()
+  }, [isLoggedIn, data])
+
+  if (data?.external_home_url && isLoggedIn == false && !redirectFailed) {
+    return <LoadingScreen header={false} footer={false} delay={0} />
+  }
+
   return (
     <UserAware>
       <Screen>

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'
@@ -141,31 +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

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, useRef, useState, useEffect } from 'react'
+import { useMemo, useRef, useEffect } from 'react'
 import { Text } from '@/primitives'
 import {
   RecordingMode,
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { useSidePanel } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useSidePanel'
 import { useRoomMetadata } from '../hooks/useRoomMetadata'
 import { RecordingStatusIcon } from './RecordingStatusIcon'
 import { useIsRecording } from '@livekit/components-react'
+import { useScreenReaderAnnounce } from '@/hooks/useScreenReaderAnnounce'
 
 export const RecordingStateToast = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', {
@@ -21,8 +22,8 @@ export const RecordingStateToast = () => {
 
   const { openTranscript, openScreenRecording } = useSidePanel()
 
-  const [srMessage, setSrMessage] = useState('')
   const lastKeyRef = useRef('')
+  const announce = useScreenReaderAnnounce()
 
   const hasTranscriptAccess = useHasRecordingAccess(
     RecordingMode.Transcript,
@@ -76,16 +77,9 @@ export const RecordingStateToast = () => {
     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)
+      announce(message)
     }
-  }, [key, t])
+  }, [announce, key, t])
 
   if (!key) return null
 
@@ -95,15 +89,6 @@ export const RecordingStateToast = () => {
 
   return (
     <>
-      {/* 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({

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/routes/RecordingDownload.tsx

@@ -104,14 +104,12 @@ export const RecordingDownload = () => {
               {t('success.title')}
             </H>
             <Text centered margin="md" wrap={'balance'}>
-              <span
-                dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
-                  __html: t('success.body', {
-                    room: data.room.name,
-                    created_at: formatDate(data.created_at, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm'),
-                  }),
-                }}
-              />
+              <span>
+                {t('success.body', {
+                  room: data.room.name,
+                  created_at: formatDate(data.created_at, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm'),
+                })}
+              </span>
               <span>
                 {configData?.recording?.expiration_days && (
                   <>

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/components/InviteDialog.tsx

@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ export const InviteDialog = (props: Omit<DialogProps, 'title'>) => {
                     square
                     size={'sm'}
                     onPress={copyRoomUrlToClipboard}
-                    aria-label={t('copyUrl')}
-                    tooltip={t('copyUrl')}
+                    aria-label={isRoomUrlCopied ? t('copied') : t('copyUrl')}
+                    tooltip={isRoomUrlCopied ? t('copied') : t('copyUrl')}
                   >
                     {isRoomUrlCopied ? (
                       <RiCheckLine aria-hidden="true" />
@@ -138,11 +138,12 @@ export const InviteDialog = (props: Omit<DialogProps, 'title'>) => {
                   {formatPinCode(roomData?.pin_code)}
                 </Text>
               </div>
+
               <Button
                 variant={isCopied ? 'success' : 'secondaryText'}
                 size="sm"
                 fullWidth
-                aria-label={t('copy')}
+                aria-label={isCopied ? t('copied') : t('copy')}
                 style={{
                   justifyContent: 'start',
                 }}
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ export const InviteDialog = (props: Omit<DialogProps, 'title'>) => {
             <Button
               variant={isCopied ? 'success' : 'tertiary'}
               fullWidth
-              aria-label={t('copy')}
+              aria-label={isCopied ? t('copied') : t('copy')}
               onPress={copyRoomToClipboard}
               data-attr="share-dialog-copy"
             >

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

@@ -446,16 +446,14 @@ export const Join = ({
                 type="text"
                 onChange={saveUsername}
                 label={t('usernameLabel')}
-                aria-label={t('usernameLabel')}
+                id="input-name"
                 defaultValue={username}
                 validate={(value) => !value && t('errors.usernameEmpty')}
                 wrapperProps={{
                   noMargin: true,
                   fullWidth: true,
                 }}
-                labelProps={{
-                  center: true,
-                }}
+                autoComplete="name"
                 maxLength={50}
               />
             </VStack>

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

@@ -10,9 +10,16 @@ import { keys } from '@/api/queryKeys'
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import { useParams } from 'wouter'
 import { usePublishSourcesManager } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/usePublishSourcesManager'
+import { useSidePanel } from '../hooks/useSidePanel'
+import { useRestoreFocus } from '@/hooks/useRestoreFocus'
+import { useSidePanelRef } from '../hooks/useSidePanelRef'
+import { useSidePanelTriggers } from '../hooks/useSidePanelTriggers'
 
 export const Admin = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'admin' })
+  const { isAdminOpen } = useSidePanel()
+  const panelRef = useSidePanelRef()
+  const { getTrigger } = useSidePanelTriggers()
 
   const { roomId } = useParams()
 
@@ -38,6 +45,29 @@ export const Admin = () => {
     isScreenShareEnabled,
   } = usePublishSourcesManager()
 
+  // Restore focus to the element that opened the Admin panel
+  useRestoreFocus(isAdminOpen, {
+    resolveTrigger: (activeEl) => {
+      return getTrigger('admin') ?? activeEl
+    },
+    // Focus the first focusable element when the panel opens (first Field switch)
+    onOpened: () => {
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        const panel = panelRef.current
+        if (panel) {
+          // Find the first switch in the moderation section
+          const firstSwitch =
+            panel.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[role="switch"]')
+          if (firstSwitch) {
+            firstSwitch.focus({ preventScroll: true })
+          }
+        }
+      })
+    },
+    restoreFocusRaf: true,
+    preventScroll: true,
+  })
+
   return (
     <Div
       display="flex"

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

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { ToggleButtonProps } from '@/primitives/ToggleButton'
 import { useIsAdminOrOwner } from '../hooks/useIsAdminOrOwner'
 import { useSidePanel } from '../hooks/useSidePanel'
+import { useSidePanelTriggerRef } from '../hooks/useSidePanelTriggerRef'
 
 export const AdminToggle = ({
   variant = 'primaryTextDark',
@@ -15,9 +16,10 @@ export const AdminToggle = ({
 
   const { isAdminOpen, toggleAdmin } = useSidePanel()
   const tooltipLabel = isAdminOpen ? 'open' : 'closed'
+  const setAdminTriggerRef = useSidePanelTriggerRef('admin')
 
   const hasAdminAccess = useIsAdminOrOwner()
-  if (!hasAdminAccess) return
+  if (!hasAdminAccess) return null
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ export const AdminToggle = ({
         aria-label={t(tooltipLabel)}
         tooltip={t(tooltipLabel)}
         isSelected={isAdminOpen}
+        ref={setAdminTriggerRef}
         onPress={(e) => {
           toggleAdmin()
           onPress?.(e)

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

@@ -9,9 +9,16 @@ import { useRoomData } from '../hooks/useRoomData'
 import { formatPinCode } from '../../utils/telephony'
 import { useTelephony } from '../hooks/useTelephony'
 import { useCopyRoomToClipboard } from '../hooks/useCopyRoomToClipboard'
+import { useSidePanel } from '../hooks/useSidePanel'
+import { useRestoreFocus } from '@/hooks/useRestoreFocus'
+import { useSidePanelRef } from '../hooks/useSidePanelRef'
+import { useSidePanelTriggers } from '../hooks/useSidePanelTriggers'
 
 export const Info = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'info' })
+  const { isInfoOpen } = useSidePanel()
+  const panelRef = useSidePanelRef()
+  const { getTrigger } = useSidePanelTriggers()
 
   const data = useRoomData()
   const roomUrl = getRouteUrl('room', data?.slug)
@@ -24,6 +31,27 @@ export const Info = () => {
 
   const { isCopied, copyRoomToClipboard } = useCopyRoomToClipboard(data)
 
+  // Restore focus to the element that opened the Info panel
+  useRestoreFocus(isInfoOpen, {
+    resolveTrigger: (activeEl) => getTrigger('info') ?? activeEl,
+    // Focus the first focusable element when the panel opens
+    onOpened: () => {
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        const panel = panelRef.current
+        if (panel) {
+          const firstButton = panel.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+            '[data-attr="copy-info-sidepanel"]'
+          )
+          if (firstButton) {
+            firstButton.focus({ preventScroll: true })
+          }
+        }
+      })
+    },
+    restoreFocusRaf: true,
+    preventScroll: true,
+  })
+
   return (
     <Div
       display="flex"
@@ -71,7 +99,7 @@ export const Info = () => {
           variant={isCopied ? 'success' : 'tertiaryText'}
           aria-label={t('roomInformation.button.ariaLabel')}
           onPress={copyRoomToClipboard}
-          data-attr="copy-info-sidepannel"
+          data-attr="copy-info-sidepanel"
           style={{
             marginLeft: '-8px',
           }}

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

@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
-import { Button, Dialog, H, P } from '@/primitives'
+import { Button, Dialog, H, P, ScreenReaderAnnouncer } from '@/primitives'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio'
 import { connectionObserverStore } from '@/stores/connectionObserver'
 import { HStack } from '@/styled-system/jsx'
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { navigateTo } from '@/navigation/navigateTo'
 import humanizeDuration from 'humanize-duration'
 import i18n from 'i18next'
+import { useScreenReaderAnnounce } from '@/hooks/useScreenReaderAnnounce'
 
 const IDLE_DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS = 120000 // 2 minutes
+const COUNTDOWN_ANNOUNCEMENT_SECONDS = [90, 60, 30]
+const FINAL_COUNTDOWN_SECONDS = 10
 
 export const IsIdleDisconnectModal = () => {
   const connectionObserverSnap = useSnapshot(connectionObserverStore)
   const [timeRemaining, setTimeRemaining] = useState(IDLE_DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
+  const lastAnnouncementRef = useRef<number | null>(null)
 
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'isIdleDisconnectModal' })
+  const announce = useScreenReaderAnnounce()
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (connectionObserverSnap.isIdleDisconnectModalOpen) {
@@ -35,10 +40,42 @@ export const IsIdleDisconnectModal = () => {
     }
   }, [connectionObserverSnap.isIdleDisconnectModalOpen])
 
-  const minutes = Math.floor(timeRemaining / 1000 / 60)
-  const seconds = (timeRemaining / 1000) % 60
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!connectionObserverSnap.isIdleDisconnectModalOpen) {
+      lastAnnouncementRef.current = null
+    }
+  }, [connectionObserverSnap.isIdleDisconnectModalOpen])
+
+  const remainingSeconds = Math.floor(timeRemaining / 1000)
+  const minutes = Math.floor(remainingSeconds / 60)
+  const seconds = remainingSeconds % 60
   const formattedTime = `${minutes}:${seconds.toString().padStart(2, '0')}`
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!connectionObserverSnap.isIdleDisconnectModalOpen) return
+
+    const shouldAnnounce =
+      COUNTDOWN_ANNOUNCEMENT_SECONDS.includes(remainingSeconds) ||
+      remainingSeconds <= FINAL_COUNTDOWN_SECONDS
+
+    if (shouldAnnounce && remainingSeconds !== lastAnnouncementRef.current) {
+      lastAnnouncementRef.current = remainingSeconds
+      const message = t('countdownAnnouncement', {
+        duration: humanizeDuration(remainingSeconds * 1000, {
+          language: i18n.language,
+          round: false,
+          largest: 2,
+        }),
+      })
+      announce(message, 'assertive', 'idle')
+    }
+  }, [
+    announce,
+    connectionObserverSnap.isIdleDisconnectModalOpen,
+    remainingSeconds,
+    t,
+  ])
+
   return (
     <Dialog
       isOpen={connectionObserverSnap.isIdleDisconnectModalOpen}
@@ -52,6 +89,7 @@ export const IsIdleDisconnectModal = () => {
       {({ close }) => {
         return (
           <div>
+            <ScreenReaderAnnouncer channel="idle" />
             <div
               className={css({
                 height: '50px',
@@ -65,6 +103,7 @@ export const IsIdleDisconnectModal = () => {
                 color: 'blue.800',
                 margin: 'auto',
               })}
+              aria-hidden="true"
             >
               {formattedTime}
             </div>

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

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { Participant } from 'livekit-client'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { Reaction } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/ReactionsToggle'
+import { getEmojiLabel } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/utils/reactionUtils'
+import { accessibilityStore } from '@/stores/accessibility'
+import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio'
+import { useScreenReaderAnnounce } from '@/hooks/useScreenReaderAnnounce'
 
 export const ANIMATION_DURATION = 3000
 export const ANIMATION_DISTANCE = 300
@@ -140,11 +144,41 @@ export function ReactionPortal({
   )
 }
 
-export const ReactionPortals = ({ reactions }: { reactions: Reaction[] }) =>
-  reactions.map((instance) => (
-    <ReactionPortal
-      key={instance.id}
-      emoji={instance.emoji}
-      participant={instance.participant}
-    />
-  ))
+export const ReactionPortals = ({ reactions }: { reactions: Reaction[] }) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'controls.reactions' })
+  const { announceReactions } = useSnapshot(accessibilityStore)
+  const [lastAnnouncedId, setLastAnnouncedId] = useState<number | null>(null)
+  const announce = useScreenReaderAnnounce()
+
+  const latestReaction =
+    reactions.length > 0 ? reactions[reactions.length - 1] : undefined
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!announceReactions) {
+      return
+    }
+    if (!latestReaction) return
+    const isNewReaction = latestReaction.id !== lastAnnouncedId
+    if (!isNewReaction) return
+
+    const emojiLabel = getEmojiLabel(latestReaction.emoji, t)
+    const participantName = latestReaction.participant?.isLocal
+      ? t('you')
+      : latestReaction.participant?.name?.trim() ||
+        t('someone', { defaultValue: 'Someone' })
+    announce(t('announce', { name: participantName, emoji: emojiLabel }))
+    setLastAnnouncedId(latestReaction.id)
+  }, [announce, latestReaction, lastAnnouncedId, announceReactions, t])
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {reactions.map((instance) => (
+        <ReactionPortal
+          key={instance.id}
+          emoji={instance.emoji}
+          participant={instance.participant}
+        />
+      ))}
+    </>
+  )
+}

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

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ import { Effects } from './effects/Effects'
 import { Admin } from './Admin'
 import { Tools } from './Tools'
 import { Info } from './Info'
+import { useSidePanelRef } from '../hooks/useSidePanelRef'
+import { useEscapeKey } from '@/hooks/useEscapeKey'
+import { HStack } from '@/styled-system/jsx'
 
 type StyledSidePanelProps = {
   title: string
@@ -23,6 +26,8 @@ type StyledSidePanelProps = {
   closeButtonTooltip: string
   isSubmenu: boolean
   onBack: () => void
+  panelRef: React.RefObject<HTMLElement>
+  backButtonLabel: string
 }
 
 const StyledSidePanel = ({
@@ -34,8 +39,11 @@ const StyledSidePanel = ({
   closeButtonTooltip,
   isSubmenu = false,
   onBack,
+  panelRef,
+  backButtonLabel,
 }: StyledSidePanelProps) => (
   <aside
+    ref={panelRef}
     className={css({
       borderWidth: '1px',
       borderStyle: 'solid',
@@ -63,31 +71,34 @@ const StyledSidePanel = ({
     aria-hidden={isClosed}
     aria-label={ariaLabel}
   >
-    <Heading
-      slot="title"
-      level={1}
-      className={text({ variant: 'h2' })}
-      style={{
-        paddingLeft: '1.5rem',
-        paddingTop: '1rem',
-        display: isClosed ? 'none' : 'flex',
-        justifyContent: 'start',
-        alignItems: 'center',
-      }}
-    >
+    <HStack alignItems="center">
       {isSubmenu && (
         <Button
           variant="secondaryText"
           size="sm"
           square
-          className={css({ marginRight: '0.5rem' })}
+          className={css({ marginRight: '0.5rem', marginLeft: '1rem' })}
+          aria-label={backButtonLabel}
           onPress={onBack}
         >
-          <RiArrowLeftLine size={20} />
+          <RiArrowLeftLine size={20} aria-hidden="true" />
         </Button>
       )}
-      {title}
-    </Heading>
+      <Heading
+        slot="title"
+        level={1}
+        className={text({ variant: 'h2' })}
+        style={{
+          paddingLeft: isSubmenu ? 0 : '1.5rem',
+          paddingTop: '1rem',
+          display: isClosed ? 'none' : 'flex',
+          justifyContent: 'start',
+          alignItems: 'center',
+        }}
+      >
+        {title}
+      </Heading>
+    </HStack>
     <Div
       position="absolute"
       top="5"
@@ -129,8 +140,7 @@ const Panel = ({ isOpen, keepAlive = false, children }: PanelProps) => (
     {keepAlive || isOpen ? children : null}
   </div>
 )
-
-export const SidePanel = () => {
+const SidePanelContent = () => {
   const {
     activePanelId,
     isParticipantsOpen,
@@ -142,24 +152,37 @@ export const SidePanel = () => {
     isInfoOpen,
     isSubPanelOpen,
     activeSubPanelId,
+    closeSidePanel,
   } = useSidePanel()
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'sidePanel' })
+  const panelRef = useSidePanelRef()
+
+  useEscapeKey(
+    () => {
+      // Close subpanel + panel together for a consistent Escape behavior
+      closeSidePanel()
+    },
+    {
+      isActive: isSidePanelOpen,
+      capture: true,
+    }
+  )
 
   return (
     <StyledSidePanel
       title={t(`heading.${activeSubPanelId || activePanelId}`)}
       ariaLabel={t('ariaLabel')}
-      onClose={() => {
-        layoutStore.activePanelId = null
-        layoutStore.activeSubPanelId = null
-      }}
+      onClose={closeSidePanel}
       closeButtonTooltip={t('closeButton', {
         content: t(`content.${activeSubPanelId || activePanelId}`),
       })}
       isClosed={!isSidePanelOpen}
       isSubmenu={isSubPanelOpen}
+      backButtonLabel={t('backToTools')}
       onBack={() => (layoutStore.activeSubPanelId = null)}
+      panelRef={panelRef}
     >
+      {/* keepAlive stays only for Info to reduce memory footprint */}
       <Panel isOpen={isParticipantsOpen}>
         <ParticipantsList />
       </Panel>
@@ -181,3 +204,7 @@ export const SidePanel = () => {
     </StyledSidePanel>
   )
 }
+
+export const SidePanel = () => {
+  return <SidePanelContent />
+}

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

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-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 { useSidePanelRef } from '../hooks/useSidePanelRef'
+import { useSidePanelTriggers } from '../hooks/useSidePanelTriggers'
 import {
   useIsRecordingModeEnabled,
   RecordingMode,
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ const ToolButton = ({
           alignItems: 'center',
         })}
       >
-        <span className="material-symbols">chevron_forward</span>
+        <Icon type="symbols" name="chevron_forward" />
       </div>
     </RACButton>
   )
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ export const Tools = () => {
   const { openTranscript, openScreenRecording, activeSubPanelId, isToolsOpen } =
     useSidePanel()
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'moreTools' })
+  const panelRef = useSidePanelRef()
+  const { getTrigger } = useSidePanelTriggers()
 
   // Restore focus to the element that opened the Tools panel
   // following the same pattern as Chat.
@@ -106,10 +110,30 @@ export const Tools = () => {
     // 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')
+        return getTrigger('options') ?? activeEl
       }
       // For direct button clicks (e.g. "Plus d'outils"), use the active element as is
-      return activeEl
+      return getTrigger('tools') ?? activeEl
+    },
+    // Focus the first focusable element when the panel opens
+    onOpened: () => {
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        const panel = panelRef.current
+        if (panel) {
+          // Find the first ToolButton in the tools list (transcript or screen recording button)
+          const toolsList = panel.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+            '[data-attr="tools-list"]'
+          )
+          if (toolsList) {
+            const firstToolButton = toolsList.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+              'button:first-of-type'
+            )
+            if (firstToolButton) {
+              firstToolButton.focus({ preventScroll: true })
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      })
     },
     restoreFocusRaf: true,
     preventScroll: true,
@@ -141,6 +165,7 @@ export const Tools = () => {
       flexDirection="column"
       alignItems="start"
       gap={0.5}
+      data-attr="tools-list"
     >
       <Text
         variant="note"
@@ -163,7 +188,7 @@ 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()}
@@ -171,7 +196,7 @@ 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/Device/AudioDevicesControl.tsx

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import React from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { useTrackToggle, UseTrackToggleProps } from '@livekit/components-react'
 import { Button, Popover } from '@/primitives'
@@ -9,13 +10,13 @@ import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { usePersistentUserChoices } from '../../../hooks/usePersistentUserChoices'
 import { useCanPublishTrack } from '../../../hooks/useCanPublishTrack'
 import { useCannotUseDevice } from '../../../hooks/useCannotUseDevice'
-import * as React from 'react'
 import { SelectDevice } from './SelectDevice'
 import { SettingsButton } from './SettingsButton'
 import { SettingsDialogExtendedKey } from '@/features/settings/type'
 import { TrackSource } from '@livekit/protocol'
 import Source = Track.Source
 import { isSafari } from '@/utils/livekit'
+import { AUDIO_INPUT_FOCUS_SELECTOR } from './deviceFocusSelectors'
 
 type AudioDevicesControlProps = Omit<
   UseTrackToggleProps<Source.Microphone>,
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export const AudioDevicesControl = ({
   ...props
 }: AudioDevicesControlProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'selectDevice' })
+  const [isMenuOpen, setIsMenuOpen] = React.useState(false)
 
   const {
     userChoices: { audioDeviceId, audioOutputDeviceId },
@@ -76,7 +78,16 @@ export const AudioDevicesControl = ({
         }}
       />
       {!hideMenu && (
-        <Popover variant="dark" withArrow={false}>
+        <Popover
+          variant="dark"
+          withArrow={false}
+          isOpen={isMenuOpen}
+          onOpenChange={setIsMenuOpen}
+          focusOnOpen={{
+            selector: AUDIO_INPUT_FOCUS_SELECTOR,
+            delayMs: 250,
+          }}
+        >
           <Button
             tooltip={selectLabel}
             aria-label={selectLabel}
@@ -100,6 +111,7 @@ export const AudioDevicesControl = ({
               })}
             >
               <div
+                data-attr="audio-input-select"
                 style={{
                   flex: '1 1 0',
                   minWidth: 0,

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Device/VideoDeviceControl.tsx

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { usePersistentUserChoices } from '../../../hooks/usePersistentUserChoice
 import { useCanPublishTrack } from '../../../hooks/useCanPublishTrack'
 import { useCannotUseDevice } from '../../../hooks/useCannotUseDevice'
 import { useSidePanel } from '../../../hooks/useSidePanel'
+import { useSidePanelTriggerRef } from '../../../hooks/useSidePanelTriggerRef'
 import { BackgroundProcessorFactory } from '../../blur'
 import Source = Track.Source
 import * as React from 'react'
@@ -17,10 +18,12 @@ import { SelectDevice } from './SelectDevice'
 import { SettingsButton } from './SettingsButton'
 import { SettingsDialogExtendedKey } from '@/features/settings/type'
 import { TrackSource } from '@livekit/protocol'
+import { VIDEO_INPUT_FOCUS_SELECTOR } from './deviceFocusSelectors'
 
 const EffectsButton = ({ onPress }: { onPress: () => void }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'selectDevice' })
   const { isEffectsOpen, toggleEffects } = useSidePanel()
+  const setEffectsTriggerRef = useSidePanelTriggerRef('effects')
   return (
     <Button
       size="sm"
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ const EffectsButton = ({ onPress }: { onPress: () => void }) => {
       tooltip={t('effects')}
       aria-label={t('effects')}
       variant="primaryDark"
+      ref={setEffectsTriggerRef}
       onPress={() => {
         if (!isEffectsOpen) toggleEffects()
         onPress()
@@ -50,6 +54,8 @@ export const VideoDeviceControl = ({
   ...props
 }: VideoDeviceControlProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'selectDevice' })
+  const [isMenuOpen, setIsMenuOpen] = React.useState(false)
+  const setCameraMenuTriggerRef = useSidePanelTriggerRef('cameraMenu')
 
   const { userChoices, saveVideoInputDeviceId, saveVideoInputEnabled } =
     usePersistentUserChoices()
@@ -120,12 +126,22 @@ export const VideoDeviceControl = ({
         }}
       />
       {!hideMenu && (
-        <Popover variant="dark" withArrow={false}>
+        <Popover
+          variant="dark"
+          withArrow={false}
+          isOpen={isMenuOpen}
+          onOpenChange={setIsMenuOpen}
+          focusOnOpen={{
+            selector: VIDEO_INPUT_FOCUS_SELECTOR,
+            delayMs: 250,
+          }}
+        >
           <Button
             tooltip={selectLabel}
             aria-label={selectLabel}
             groupPosition="right"
             square
+            ref={setCameraMenuTriggerRef}
             variant={
               !canPublishTrack || !trackProps.enabled || cannotUseDevice
                 ? 'error2'
@@ -136,6 +152,7 @@ export const VideoDeviceControl = ({
           </Button>
           {({ close }) => (
             <div
+              data-attr="camera-menu-popover"
               className={css({
                 maxWidth: '36rem',
                 padding: '0.15rem',
@@ -144,6 +161,7 @@ export const VideoDeviceControl = ({
               })}
             >
               <div
+                data-attr="video-input-select"
                 style={{
                   flex: '1 1 0',
                   minWidth: 0,

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Device/deviceFocusSelectors.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export const AUDIO_INPUT_FOCUS_SELECTOR =
+  '[data-attr="audio-input-select"] button, [data-attr="audio-input-select"] [role="combobox"]'
+
+export const VIDEO_INPUT_FOCUS_SELECTOR =
+  '[data-attr="video-input-select"] button, [data-attr="video-input-select"] [role="combobox"]'

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/InfoToggle.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { ToggleButton } from '@/primitives'
 import { useSidePanel } from '../../hooks/useSidePanel'
 import { ToggleButtonProps } from '@/primitives/ToggleButton'
+import { useSidePanelTriggerRef } from '../../hooks/useSidePanelTriggerRef'
 
 export const InfoToggle = ({
   onPress,
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ export const InfoToggle = ({
 
   const { isInfoOpen, toggleInfo } = useSidePanel()
   const tooltipLabel = isInfoOpen ? 'open' : 'closed'
+  const setInfoTriggerRef = useSidePanelTriggerRef('info')
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ export const InfoToggle = ({
         aria-label={t(tooltipLabel)}
         tooltip={t(tooltipLabel)}
         isSelected={isInfoOpen}
+        ref={setInfoTriggerRef}
         onPress={(e) => {
           toggleInfo()
           onPress?.(e)

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

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { RiMoreFill } from '@remixicon/react'
 import { Button, Menu } from '@/primitives'
 import { OptionsMenuItems } from './OptionsMenuItems'
+import { useSidePanelTriggerRef } from '../../../hooks/useSidePanelTriggerRef'
 
 export const OptionsButton = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms')
+  const setOptionsTriggerRef = useSidePanelTriggerRef('options')
 
   return (
     <Menu variant="dark">
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ export const OptionsButton = () => {
         variant="primaryDark"
         aria-label={t('options.buttonLabel')}
         tooltip={t('options.buttonLabel')}
+        ref={setOptionsTriggerRef}
       >
         <RiMoreFill />
       </Button>

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Participants/ParticipantsCollapsableList.tsx

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export function ParticipantsCollapsableList<T>({
       <ToggleHeader
         isSelected={isOpen}
         aria-label={label}
+        data-focus-target="list-header"
         onPress={() => setIsOpen(!isOpen)}
         style={{
           borderRadius: !isOpen ? '7px' : undefined,

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Participants/ParticipantsList.tsx

@@ -12,10 +12,17 @@ import { useWaitingParticipants } from '@/features/rooms/hooks/useWaitingPartici
 import { Participant } from 'livekit-client'
 import { WaitingParticipant } from '@/features/rooms/api/listWaitingParticipants'
 import { MuteEveryoneButton } from './MuteEveryoneButton'
+import { useSidePanel } from '../../../hooks/useSidePanel'
+import { useRestoreFocus } from '@/hooks/useRestoreFocus'
+import { useSidePanelRef } from '../../../hooks/useSidePanelRef'
+import { useSidePanelTriggers } from '../../../hooks/useSidePanelTriggers'
 
 // TODO: Optimize rendering performance, especially for longer participant lists, even though they are generally short.
 export const ParticipantsList = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'participants' })
+  const { isParticipantsOpen } = useSidePanel()
+  const panelRef = useSidePanelRef()
+  const { getTrigger } = useSidePanelTriggers()
 
   // Preferred using the 'useParticipants' hook rather than the separate remote and local hooks,
   // because the 'useLocalParticipant' hook does not update the participant's information when their
@@ -48,6 +55,31 @@ export const ParticipantsList = () => {
   const { waitingParticipants, handleParticipantEntry } =
     useWaitingParticipants()
 
+  // Restore focus to the element that opened the Participants panel
+  useRestoreFocus(isParticipantsOpen, {
+    resolveTrigger: (activeEl) => {
+      return getTrigger('participants') ?? activeEl
+    },
+    // Focus the first focusable element when the panel opens
+    onOpened: () => {
+      // Use setTimeout + RAF to ensure DOM is fully rendered and transition completed
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          const panel = panelRef.current
+          if (panel) {
+            // Find the first ToggleHeader (collapsable list header) in the participants panel
+            const firstListHeader = panel.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+              'button[data-focus-target="list-header"]'
+            )
+            firstListHeader?.focus({ preventScroll: true })
+          }
+        })
+      }, 100) // Wait for panel slide-in animation to complete
+    },
+    restoreFocusRaf: true,
+    preventScroll: true,
+  })
+
   // TODO - extract inline styling in a centralized styling file, and avoid magic numbers
   return (
     <Div overflowY="scroll">

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Participants/ParticipantsToggle.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { RiGroupLine, RiInfinityLine } from '@remixicon/react'
 import { ToggleButton } from '@/primitives'
+import { VisualOnlyTooltip } from '@/primitives/VisualOnlyTooltip'
 import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { useParticipants } from '@livekit/components-react'
 import { useSidePanel } from '../../../hooks/useSidePanel'
 import { ToggleButtonProps } from '@/primitives/ToggleButton'
+import { useSidePanelTriggerRef } from '../../../hooks/useSidePanelTriggerRef'
 
 export const ParticipantsToggle = ({
   onPress,
@@ -19,8 +21,11 @@ export const ParticipantsToggle = ({
    */
   const participants = useParticipants()
   const numParticipants = participants?.length
+  const announcedCount =
+    numParticipants && numParticipants > 0 ? numParticipants : 1
 
   const { isParticipantsOpen, toggleParticipants } = useSidePanel()
+  const setParticipantsTriggerRef = useSidePanelTriggerRef('participants')
 
   const tooltipLabel = isParticipantsOpen ? 'open' : 'closed'
 
@@ -31,21 +36,25 @@ export const ParticipantsToggle = ({
         display: 'inline-block',
       })}
     >
-      <ToggleButton
-        square
-        variant="primaryTextDark"
-        aria-label={t(tooltipLabel)}
-        tooltip={t(tooltipLabel)}
-        isSelected={isParticipantsOpen}
-        onPress={(e) => {
-          toggleParticipants()
-          onPress?.(e)
-        }}
-        data-attr={`controls-participants-${tooltipLabel}`}
-        {...props}
-      >
-        <RiGroupLine />
-      </ToggleButton>
+      <VisualOnlyTooltip tooltip={t(tooltipLabel)}>
+        <ToggleButton
+          square
+          variant="primaryTextDark"
+          aria-label={`${t(tooltipLabel)}. ${t('count', {
+            count: announcedCount,
+          })}.`}
+          isSelected={isParticipantsOpen}
+          ref={setParticipantsTriggerRef}
+          onPress={(e) => {
+            toggleParticipants()
+            onPress?.(e)
+          }}
+          data-attr={`controls-participants-${tooltipLabel}`}
+          {...props}
+        >
+          <RiGroupLine />
+        </ToggleButton>
+      </VisualOnlyTooltip>
       <div
         className={css({
           position: 'absolute',

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/ReactionsToggle.tsx

@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ import {
   ANIMATION_DURATION,
   ReactionPortals,
 } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/components/ReactionPortal'
+import { getEmojiLabel } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/utils/reactionUtils'
 import { Toolbar as RACToolbar } from 'react-aria-components'
 import { Participant } from 'livekit-client'
 import useRateLimiter from '@/hooks/useRateLimiter'
+import { useEscapeKey } from '@/hooks/useEscapeKey'
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line react-refresh/only-export-components
 export enum Emoji {
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ export const ReactionsToggle = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'controls.reactions' })
   const [reactions, setReactions] = useState<Reaction[]>([])
   const instanceIdRef = useRef(0)
+  const triggerRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null)
   const room = useRoomContext()
 
   const [isVisible, setIsVisible] = useState(false)
@@ -101,6 +104,22 @@ export const ReactionsToggle = () => {
     }
   }, [isVisible, isRendered])
 
+  useEscapeKey(
+    () => {
+      // Mirror the trigger button behavior (Enter toggles open/close)
+      triggerRef.current?.click()
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        triggerRef.current?.focus({ preventScroll: true })
+      })
+    },
+    {
+      isActive: isVisible,
+      capture: true,
+      preventDefault: true,
+      stopPropagation: true,
+    }
+  )
+
   return (
     <>
       <div
@@ -113,6 +132,7 @@ export const ReactionsToggle = () => {
           variant="primaryDark"
           aria-label={t('button')}
           tooltip={t('button')}
+          ref={triggerRef}
           onPress={() => setIsVisible(!isVisible)}
         >
           <RiEmotionLine />
@@ -145,7 +165,7 @@ export const ReactionsToggle = () => {
                 <Button
                   key={index}
                   onPress={() => debouncedSendReaction(emoji)}
-                  aria-label={t('send', { emoji })}
+                  aria-label={t('send', { emoji: getEmojiLabel(emoji, t) })}
                   variant="primaryTextDark"
                   size="sm"
                   square

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/ToolsToggle.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { useSidePanel } from '../../hooks/useSidePanel'
 import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { ToggleButtonProps } from '@/primitives/ToggleButton'
+import { useSidePanelTriggerRef } from '../../hooks/useSidePanelTriggerRef'
 
 export const ToolsToggle = ({
   variant = 'primaryTextDark',
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export const ToolsToggle = ({
 
   const { isToolsOpen, toggleTools } = useSidePanel()
   const tooltipLabel = isToolsOpen ? 'open' : 'closed'
+  const setToolsTriggerRef = useSidePanelTriggerRef('tools')
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ export const ToolsToggle = ({
         aria-label={t(tooltipLabel)}
         tooltip={t(tooltipLabel)}
         isSelected={isToolsOpen}
+        ref={setToolsTriggerRef}
         onPress={(e) => {
           toggleTools()
           onPress?.(e)

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

@@ -5,14 +5,51 @@ import { EffectsConfiguration } from './EffectsConfiguration'
 import { usePersistentUserChoices } from '../../hooks/usePersistentUserChoices'
 import { useCanPublishTrack } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useCanPublishTrack'
 import { TrackSource } from '@livekit/protocol'
+import { useSidePanel } from '../../hooks/useSidePanel'
+import { useRestoreFocus } from '@/hooks/useRestoreFocus'
+import { useSidePanelRef } from '../../hooks/useSidePanelRef'
+import { useSidePanelTriggers } from '../../hooks/useSidePanelTriggers'
 
 export const Effects = () => {
   const { cameraTrack } = useLocalParticipant()
   const localCameraTrack = cameraTrack?.track as LocalVideoTrack
   const { saveProcessorSerialized } = usePersistentUserChoices()
+  const { isEffectsOpen } = useSidePanel()
+  const panelRef = useSidePanelRef()
+  const { getTrigger } = useSidePanelTriggers()
 
   const canPublishCamera = useCanPublishTrack(TrackSource.CAMERA)
 
+  useRestoreFocus(isEffectsOpen, {
+    resolveTrigger: (activeEl) => {
+      if (activeEl?.tagName === 'DIV') {
+        return getTrigger('options') ?? activeEl
+      }
+      if (activeEl?.closest('[data-attr="camera-menu-popover"]')) {
+        return getTrigger('cameraMenu') ?? activeEl
+      }
+      // For direct button clicks, use the active element as is
+      return activeEl
+    },
+    // Focus the first focusable element when the panel opens
+    onOpened: () => {
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        const panel = panelRef.current
+        if (panel) {
+          // Find the first toggle button (blur light button)
+          const firstButton = panel.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+            '[data-attr="toggle-blur-light"]'
+          )
+          if (firstButton) {
+            firstButton.focus({ preventScroll: true })
+          }
+        }
+      })
+    },
+    restoreFocusRaf: true,
+    preventScroll: true,
+  })
+
   return (
     <div
       className={css({

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

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { Loader } from '@/primitives/Loader'
 import { useSyncAfterDelay } from '@/hooks/useSyncAfterDelay'
 import { FunnyEffects } from './FunnyEffects'
 import { useHasFunnyEffectsAccess } from '../../hooks/useHasFunnyEffectsAccess'
+import { useScreenReaderAnnounce } from '@/hooks/useScreenReaderAnnounce'
 
 enum BlurRadius {
   NONE = 0,
@@ -56,11 +57,11 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
   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)
+  const announce = useScreenReaderAnnounce()
+  const effectAnnouncementTimeout = useRef<ReturnType<
+    typeof setTimeout
+  > | null>(null)
+  const effectAnnouncementId = useRef(0)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const videoElement = videoRef.current
@@ -89,27 +90,24 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
 
   useEffect(
     () => () => {
-      if (blurAnnouncementTimeout.current) {
-        clearTimeout(blurAnnouncementTimeout.current)
+      if (effectAnnouncementTimeout.current) {
+        clearTimeout(effectAnnouncementTimeout.current)
       }
     },
     []
   )
 
-  const announceBlurStatusMessage = (message: string) => {
-    blurAnnouncementId.current += 1
-    const currentId = blurAnnouncementId.current
+  const announceEffectStatusMessage = (message: string) => {
+    effectAnnouncementId.current += 1
+    const currentId = effectAnnouncementId.current
 
-    if (blurAnnouncementTimeout.current) {
-      clearTimeout(blurAnnouncementTimeout.current)
+    if (effectAnnouncementTimeout.current) {
+      clearTimeout(effectAnnouncementTimeout.current)
     }
 
-    // Clear the region first so screen readers drop queued announcements.
-    setBlurStatusMessage('')
-
-    blurAnnouncementTimeout.current = setTimeout(() => {
-      if (currentId !== blurAnnouncementId.current) return
-      setBlurStatusMessage(message)
+    effectAnnouncementTimeout.current = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (currentId !== effectAnnouncementId.current) return
+      announce(message)
     }, 80)
   }
 
@@ -118,25 +116,42 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
     onSubmit?.(undefined)
   }
 
-  const updateBlurStatusMessage = (
+  const getVirtualBackgroundName = (imagePath?: string) => {
+    if (!imagePath) return ''
+    const match = imagePath.match(/\/backgrounds\/(\d+)\.jpg$/)
+    if (!match) return ''
+    const index = Number(match[1]) - 1
+    if (Number.isNaN(index)) return ''
+    return t(`virtual.descriptions.${index}`)
+  }
+
+  const updateEffectStatusMessage = (
     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')
+      announceEffectStatusMessage(t('blur.status.none'))
+      return
     }
 
-    if (message) {
-      announceBlurStatusMessage(message)
+    if (type === ProcessorType.BLUR) {
+      const message =
+        options.blurRadius === BlurRadius.LIGHT
+          ? t('blur.status.light')
+          : t('blur.status.strong')
+      announceEffectStatusMessage(message)
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (type === ProcessorType.VIRTUAL) {
+      const backgroundName = getVirtualBackgroundName(options.imagePath)
+      if (backgroundName) {
+        announceEffectStatusMessage(
+          `${t('virtual.selectedLabel')} ${backgroundName}`
+        )
+        return
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -200,7 +215,7 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
         onSubmit?.(processor)
       }
 
-      updateBlurStatusMessage(type, options, wasSelectedBeforeToggle)
+      updateEffectStatusMessage(type, options, wasSelectedBeforeToggle)
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Error applying effect:', error)
     } finally {
@@ -406,9 +421,6 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
                     <BlurOnStrong />
                   </ToggleButton>
                 </div>
-                <div aria-live="polite" className="sr-only">
-                  {blurStatusMessage}
-                </div>
               </div>
               <div
                 className={css({

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useSidePanel.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio'
 import { layoutStore } from '@/stores/layout'
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
+import type { SidePanelTriggerKey } from '../types/sidePanelTypes'
 
 export enum PanelId {
   PARTICIPANTS = 'participants',
@@ -19,6 +21,41 @@ export const useSidePanel = () => {
   const layoutSnap = useSnapshot(layoutStore)
   const activePanelId = layoutSnap.activePanelId
   const activeSubPanelId = layoutSnap.activeSubPanelId
+  const lastInteractionRef = useRef<'keyboard' | 'mouse' | null>(null)
+  const prevPanelIdRef = useRef<PanelId | null>(activePanelId)
+
+  const resolveTrigger = (panelId: PanelId, activeEl: HTMLElement | null) => {
+    if (activeEl?.tagName === 'DIV') {
+      if (panelId === PanelId.TOOLS || panelId === PanelId.EFFECTS) {
+        return layoutStore.sidePanelTriggers.options ?? activeEl
+      }
+    }
+    if (
+      panelId === PanelId.EFFECTS &&
+      activeEl?.closest('[data-attr="camera-menu-popover"]')
+    ) {
+      return layoutStore.sidePanelTriggers.cameraMenu ?? activeEl
+    }
+    const triggerKeyByPanel: Partial<Record<PanelId, SidePanelTriggerKey>> = {
+      [PanelId.PARTICIPANTS]: 'participants',
+      [PanelId.TOOLS]: 'tools',
+      [PanelId.INFO]: 'info',
+      [PanelId.ADMIN]: 'admin',
+      [PanelId.EFFECTS]: 'effects',
+    }
+    const triggerKey = triggerKeyByPanel[panelId]
+    return triggerKey
+      ? (layoutStore.sidePanelTriggers[triggerKey] ?? activeEl)
+      : activeEl
+  }
+
+  const storeLastTrigger = (panelId: PanelId) => {
+    const activeEl = document.activeElement as HTMLElement | null
+    layoutStore.lastSidePanelTriggerRef.current = resolveTrigger(
+      panelId,
+      activeEl
+    )
+  }
 
   const isParticipantsOpen = activePanelId == PanelId.PARTICIPANTS
   const isEffectsOpen = activePanelId == PanelId.EFFECTS
@@ -32,45 +69,101 @@ export const useSidePanel = () => {
   const isSubPanelOpen = !!activeSubPanelId
 
   const toggleAdmin = () => {
+    if (!isAdminOpen) storeLastTrigger(PanelId.ADMIN)
     layoutStore.activePanelId = isAdminOpen ? null : PanelId.ADMIN
     if (layoutSnap.activeSubPanelId) layoutStore.activeSubPanelId = null
   }
 
   const toggleParticipants = () => {
+    if (!isParticipantsOpen) storeLastTrigger(PanelId.PARTICIPANTS)
     layoutStore.activePanelId = isParticipantsOpen ? null : PanelId.PARTICIPANTS
     if (layoutSnap.activeSubPanelId) layoutStore.activeSubPanelId = null
   }
 
   const toggleChat = () => {
+    if (!isChatOpen) storeLastTrigger(PanelId.CHAT)
     layoutStore.activePanelId = isChatOpen ? null : PanelId.CHAT
     if (layoutSnap.activeSubPanelId) layoutStore.activeSubPanelId = null
   }
 
   const toggleEffects = () => {
+    if (!isEffectsOpen) storeLastTrigger(PanelId.EFFECTS)
     layoutStore.activePanelId = isEffectsOpen ? null : PanelId.EFFECTS
     if (layoutSnap.activeSubPanelId) layoutStore.activeSubPanelId = null
   }
 
   const toggleTools = () => {
+    if (!isToolsOpen) storeLastTrigger(PanelId.TOOLS)
     layoutStore.activePanelId = isToolsOpen ? null : PanelId.TOOLS
     if (layoutSnap.activeSubPanelId) layoutStore.activeSubPanelId = null
   }
 
   const toggleInfo = () => {
+    if (!isInfoOpen) storeLastTrigger(PanelId.INFO)
     layoutStore.activePanelId = isInfoOpen ? null : PanelId.INFO
     if (layoutSnap.activeSubPanelId) layoutStore.activeSubPanelId = null
   }
 
   const openTranscript = () => {
+    storeLastTrigger(PanelId.TOOLS)
     layoutStore.activeSubPanelId = SubPanelId.TRANSCRIPT
     layoutStore.activePanelId = PanelId.TOOLS
   }
 
   const openScreenRecording = () => {
+    storeLastTrigger(PanelId.TOOLS)
     layoutStore.activeSubPanelId = SubPanelId.SCREEN_RECORDING
     layoutStore.activePanelId = PanelId.TOOLS
   }
 
+  const closeSidePanel = () => {
+    if (isSubPanelOpen) {
+      layoutStore.activeSubPanelId = null
+      layoutStore.activePanelId = null
+      return
+    }
+    layoutStore.activePanelId = null
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleKeyDown = () => {
+      lastInteractionRef.current = 'keyboard'
+    }
+    const handleMouseDown = () => {
+      lastInteractionRef.current = 'mouse'
+    }
+
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown)
+    document.addEventListener('mousedown', handleMouseDown)
+
+    return () => {
+      document.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown)
+      document.removeEventListener('mousedown', handleMouseDown)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const wasOpen = prevPanelIdRef.current
+
+    if (wasOpen && !activePanelId) {
+      const trigger = layoutStore.lastSidePanelTriggerRef.current
+      if (trigger && document.contains(trigger)) {
+        trigger.focus({ preventScroll: true })
+        if (lastInteractionRef.current === 'keyboard') {
+          trigger.setAttribute('data-restore-focus-visible', '')
+          const handleBlur = () => {
+            if (document.contains(trigger)) {
+              trigger.removeAttribute('data-restore-focus-visible')
+            }
+          }
+          trigger.addEventListener('blur', handleBlur, { once: true })
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    prevPanelIdRef.current = activePanelId
+  }, [activePanelId])
+
   return {
     activePanelId,
     activeSubPanelId,
@@ -82,6 +175,7 @@ export const useSidePanel = () => {
     toggleInfo,
     openTranscript,
     openScreenRecording,
+    closeSidePanel,
     isSubPanelOpen,
     isChatOpen,
     isParticipantsOpen,

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useSidePanelRef.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { layoutStore } from '@/stores/layout'
+
+export const useSidePanelRef = () => {
+  return layoutStore.sidePanelRef
+}

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useSidePanelTriggerRef.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { useCallback } from 'react'
+import type { SidePanelTriggerKey } from '../types/sidePanelTypes'
+import { useSidePanelTriggers } from './useSidePanelTriggers'
+
+export const useSidePanelTriggerRef = (key: SidePanelTriggerKey) => {
+  const { setTrigger } = useSidePanelTriggers()
+  return useCallback(
+    (el: HTMLElement | null) => {
+      setTrigger(key, el)
+    },
+    [key, setTrigger]
+  )
+}

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useSidePanelTriggers.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { layoutStore } from '@/stores/layout'
+import type { SidePanelTriggerKey } from '../types/sidePanelTypes'
+
+export const useSidePanelTriggers = () => {
+  return {
+    setTrigger: (key: SidePanelTriggerKey, el: HTMLElement | null) => {
+      layoutStore.sidePanelTriggers[key] = el
+    },
+    getTrigger: (key: SidePanelTriggerKey) => {
+      return layoutStore.sidePanelTriggers[key] ?? null
+    },
+  }
+}

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

@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ import {
   isWeb,
   log,
 } from '@livekit/components-core'
-import { RoomEvent, Track } from 'livekit-client'
-import * as React from 'react'
-import { useState } from 'react'
+import { Participant, RoomEvent, Track } from 'livekit-client'
+import React, { useCallback, useRef, useState, useEffect } from 'react'
 import {
   ConnectionStateToast,
   FocusLayoutContainer,
@@ -16,7 +15,9 @@ import {
   usePinnedTracks,
   useTracks,
   useCreateLayoutContext,
+  useRoomContext,
 } from '@livekit/components-react'
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 
 import { ControlBar } from './ControlBar/ControlBar'
 import { styled } from '@/styled-system/jsx'
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ import { Subtitles } from '@/features/subtitle/component/Subtitles'
 import { CarouselLayout } from '../components/layout/CarouselLayout'
 import { GridLayout } from '../components/layout/GridLayout'
 import { IsIdleDisconnectModal } from '../components/IsIdleDisconnectModal'
+import { getParticipantName } from '@/features/rooms/utils/getParticipantName'
+import { useScreenReaderAnnounce } from '@/hooks/useScreenReaderAnnounce'
 
 const LayoutWrapper = styled(
   'div',
@@ -89,7 +92,22 @@ export interface VideoConferenceProps
  */
 export function VideoConference({ ...props }: VideoConferenceProps) {
   const lastAutoFocusedScreenShareTrack =
-    React.useRef<TrackReferenceOrPlaceholder | null>(null)
+    useRef<TrackReferenceOrPlaceholder | null>(null)
+  const lastPinnedParticipantIdentityRef = useRef<string | null>(null)
+  const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'pinAnnouncements' })
+  const { t: tRooms } = useTranslation('rooms')
+  const room = useRoomContext()
+  const announce = useScreenReaderAnnounce()
+
+  const getAnnouncementName = useCallback(
+    (participant?: Participant | null) => {
+      if (!participant) return tRooms('participants.unknown')
+      return participant.isLocal
+        ? tRooms('participants.you')
+        : getParticipantName(participant)
+    },
+    [tRooms]
+  )
 
   useConnectionObserver()
   useVideoResolutionSubscription()
@@ -115,9 +133,62 @@ export function VideoConference({ ...props }: VideoConferenceProps) {
     (track) => !isEqualTrackRef(track, focusTrack)
   )
 
+  // handle pin announcements
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const participant = focusTrack?.participant
+
+    // 1. unpin
+    if (!participant) {
+      if (!lastPinnedParticipantIdentityRef.current) return
+
+      const lastIdentity = lastPinnedParticipantIdentityRef.current
+      const lastParticipant =
+        room.localParticipant.identity === lastIdentity
+          ? room.localParticipant
+          : room.remoteParticipants.get(lastIdentity)
+      const announcementName = getAnnouncementName(lastParticipant)
+
+      announce(
+        lastParticipant?.isLocal
+          ? t('self.unpin')
+          : t('unpin', {
+              name: announcementName,
+            })
+      )
+
+      lastPinnedParticipantIdentityRef.current = null
+      return
+    }
+
+    // 2. same pin → do nothing
+    if (lastPinnedParticipantIdentityRef.current === participant.identity) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    // 3. new pin
+    const participantName = participant.isLocal
+      ? tRooms('participants.you')
+      : getParticipantName(participant)
+
+    lastPinnedParticipantIdentityRef.current = participant.identity
+
+    announce(
+      participant.isLocal ? t('self.pin') : t('pin', { name: participantName })
+    )
+  }, [
+    announce,
+    focusTrack,
+    getAnnouncementName,
+    room.localParticipant,
+    room.remoteParticipants,
+    t,
+    tRooms,
+  ])
+
   /* eslint-disable react-hooks/exhaustive-deps */
   // Code duplicated from LiveKit; this warning will be addressed in the refactoring.
-  React.useEffect(() => {
+  useEffect(() => {
     // If screen share tracks are published, and no pin is set explicitly, auto set the screen share.
     if (
       screenShareTracks.some((track) => track.publication.isSubscribed) &&

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/types/sidePanelTypes.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export type SidePanelTriggerKey =
+  | 'participants'
+  | 'tools'
+  | 'info'
+  | 'admin'
+  | 'options'
+  | 'effects'
+  | 'cameraMenu'

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/utils/reactionUtils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
+
+export const getEmojiLabel = (
+  emoji: string,
+  t: ReturnType<typeof useTranslation>['t']
+) => {
+  const emojiLabels: Record<string, string> = {
+    'thumbs-up': t('emojis.thumbs-up', { defaultValue: 'thumbs up' }),
+    'thumbs-down': t('emojis.thumbs-down', { defaultValue: 'thumbs down' }),
+    'clapping-hands': t('emojis.clapping-hands', {
+      defaultValue: 'clapping hands',
+    }),
+    'red-heart': t('emojis.red-heart', { defaultValue: 'red heart' }),
+    'face-with-tears-of-joy': t('emojis.face-with-tears-of-joy', {
+      defaultValue: 'face with tears of joy',
+    }),
+    'face-with-open-mouth': t('emojis.face-with-open-mouth', {
+      defaultValue: 'surprised face',
+    }),
+    'party-popper': t('emojis.party-popper', { defaultValue: 'party popper' }),
+    'folded-hands': t('emojis.folded-hands', { defaultValue: 'folded hands' }),
+  }
+  return emojiLabels[emoji] ?? emoji
+}

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 {
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   RiSettings3Line,
   RiSpeakerLine,
   RiVideoOnLine,
+  RiEyeLine,
 } from '@remixicon/react'
 import { AccountTab } from './tabs/AccountTab'
 import { NotificationsTab } from './tabs/NotificationsTab'
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ import { useRef } from 'react'
 import { useMediaQuery } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useMediaQuery'
 import { SettingsDialogExtendedKey } from '@/features/settings/type'
 import { useIsAdminOrOwner } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useIsAdminOrOwner'
+import AccessibilityTab from './tabs/AccessibilityTab'
 
 const tabsStyle = css({
   maxHeight: '40.625rem', // fixme size copied from meet settings modal
@@ -106,11 +109,16 @@ 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.${SettingsDialogExtendedKey.TRANSCRIPTION}`)}
               </Tab>
             )}
+            <Tab icon highlight id={SettingsDialogExtendedKey.ACCESSIBILITY}>
+              <RiEyeLine />
+              {isWideScreen &&
+                t(`tabs.${SettingsDialogExtendedKey.ACCESSIBILITY}`)}
+            </Tab>
           </TabList>
         </div>
         <div className={tabPanelContainerStyle}>
@@ -124,6 +132,7 @@ export const SettingsDialogExtended = (props: SettingsDialogExtended) => {
           <NotificationsTab id={SettingsDialogExtendedKey.NOTIFICATIONS} />
           {/* Transcription tab won't be accessible if the tab is not active in the tab list */}
           <TranscriptionTab id={SettingsDialogExtendedKey.TRANSCRIPTION} />
+          <AccessibilityTab id={SettingsDialogExtendedKey.ACCESSIBILITY} />
         </div>
       </Tabs>
     </Dialog>

src/frontend/src/features/settings/components/tabs/AccessibilityTab.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { Field, H } from '@/primitives'
+import { TabPanel, TabPanelProps } from '@/primitives/Tabs'
+import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
+import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio'
+import { accessibilityStore } from '@/stores/accessibility'
+
+export type AccessibilityTabProps = Pick<TabPanelProps, 'id'>
+
+export const AccessibilityTab = ({ id }: AccessibilityTabProps) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('settings')
+  const snap = useSnapshot(accessibilityStore)
+
+  return (
+    <TabPanel padding={'md'} flex id={id}>
+      <H lvl={2}>{t('tabs.accessibility')}</H>
+      <ul
+        className={css({
+          display: 'flex',
+          flexDirection: 'column',
+          gap: '1rem',
+        })}
+      >
+        <li>
+          <Field
+            type="switch"
+            label={t('accessibility.announceReactions.label')}
+            isSelected={snap.announceReactions}
+            onChange={(value) => {
+              accessibilityStore.announceReactions = value
+            }}
+            wrapperProps={{ noMargin: true, fullWidth: true }}
+          />
+        </li>
+      </ul>
+    </TabPanel>
+  )
+}
+
+export default AccessibilityTab

src/frontend/src/features/settings/type.ts

@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ export enum SettingsDialogExtendedKey {
   GENERAL = 'general',
   NOTIFICATIONS = 'notifications',
   TRANSCRIPTION = 'transcription',
+  ACCESSIBILITY = 'accessibility',
 }

src/frontend/src/features/subtitle/component/Subtitles.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { useSubtitles } from '../hooks/useSubtitles'
 import { css, cva } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { styled } from '@/styled-system/jsx'
@@ -13,101 +13,63 @@ export interface TranscriptionSegment {
   id: string
   text: string
   language: string
-  startTime: number
+  startTime?: number
   endTime: number
   final: boolean
   firstReceivedTime: number
   lastReceivedTime: number
 }
 
+export interface TranscriptionSegmentWithParticipant
+  extends TranscriptionSegment {
+  participant: Participant
+}
+
 export interface TranscriptionRow {
   id: string
   participant: Participant
   segments: TranscriptionSegment[]
-  startTime: number
+  startTime?: number
   lastUpdateTime: number
+  lastReceivedTime: number
 }
 
 const useTranscriptionState = () => {
-  const [transcriptionRows, setTranscriptionRows] = useState<
-    TranscriptionRow[]
+  const [transcriptionSegments, setTranscriptionSegments] = useState<
+    TranscriptionSegmentWithParticipant[]
   >([])
-  const [lastActiveParticipantIdentity, setLastActiveParticipantIdentity] =
-    useState<string | null>(null)
 
-  const updateTranscriptions = (
+  const updateTranscriptionSegments = (
     segments: TranscriptionSegment[],
     participant?: Participant
   ) => {
+    console.log(participant, segments)
+
     if (!participant || segments.length === 0) return
 
-    setTranscriptionRows((prevRows) => {
-      const updatedRows = [...prevRows]
-      const now = Date.now()
+    if (segments.length > 1) {
+      console.warn('Unexpected error more segments')
+      return
+    }
 
-      const shouldAppendToLastRow =
-        lastActiveParticipantIdentity === participant.identity &&
-        updatedRows.length > 0
+    const segment = segments[0]
 
-      if (shouldAppendToLastRow) {
-        const lastRowIndex = updatedRows.length - 1
-        const lastRow = updatedRows[lastRowIndex]
-
-        const existingSegmentIds = new Set(lastRow.segments.map((s) => s.id))
-        const newSegments = segments.filter(
-          (segment) => !existingSegmentIds.has(segment.id)
-        )
-        const updatedSegments = lastRow.segments.map((existing) => {
-          const update = segments.find((s) => s.id === existing.id)
-          return update && update.final ? update : existing
-        })
-
-        updatedRows[lastRowIndex] = {
-          ...lastRow,
-          segments: [...updatedSegments, ...newSegments],
-          lastUpdateTime: now,
-        }
-      } else {
-        const newRow: TranscriptionRow = {
-          id: `${participant.identity}-${now}`,
-          participant,
-          segments: [...segments],
-          startTime: Math.min(...segments.map((s) => s.startTime)),
-          lastUpdateTime: now,
-        }
-        updatedRows.push(newRow)
-      }
-
-      return updatedRows
-    })
-
-    setLastActiveParticipantIdentity(participant.identity)
-  }
-
-  const clearTranscriptions = () => {
-    setTranscriptionRows([])
-    setLastActiveParticipantIdentity(null)
-  }
-
-  const updateParticipant = (_name: string, participant: Participant) => {
-    setTranscriptionRows((prevRows) => {
-      return prevRows.map((row) => {
-        if (row.participant.identity === participant.identity) {
-          return {
-            ...row,
-            participant,
-          }
-        }
-        return row
-      })
+    setTranscriptionSegments((prevSegments) => {
+      const existingSegmentIds = new Set(prevSegments.map((s) => s.id))
+      if (existingSegmentIds.has(segment.id)) return prevSegments
+      return [
+        ...prevSegments,
+        {
+          participant: participant,
+          ...segment,
+        },
+      ]
     })
   }
 
   return {
-    transcriptionRows,
-    updateTranscriptions,
-    clearTranscriptions,
-    updateParticipant,
+    updateTranscriptionSegments,
+    transcriptionSegments,
   }
 }
 
@@ -192,24 +154,54 @@ const SubtitlesWrapper = styled(
 export const Subtitles = () => {
   const { areSubtitlesOpen } = useSubtitles()
   const room = useRoomContext()
-  const { transcriptionRows, updateTranscriptions, updateParticipant } =
+
+  const { transcriptionSegments, updateTranscriptionSegments } =
     useTranscriptionState()
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!room) return
-    room.on(RoomEvent.TranscriptionReceived, updateTranscriptions)
+    room.on(RoomEvent.TranscriptionReceived, updateTranscriptionSegments)
     return () => {
-      room.off(RoomEvent.TranscriptionReceived, updateTranscriptions)
+      room.off(RoomEvent.TranscriptionReceived, updateTranscriptionSegments)
     }
-  }, [room, updateTranscriptions])
+  }, [room, updateTranscriptionSegments])
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!room) return
-    room.on(RoomEvent.ParticipantNameChanged, updateParticipant)
-    return () => {
-      room.off(RoomEvent.ParticipantNameChanged, updateParticipant)
+  const transcriptionRows = useMemo(() => {
+    if (transcriptionSegments.length === 0) return []
+
+    const rows: TranscriptionRow[] = []
+    let currentRow: TranscriptionRow | null = null
+
+    for (const segment of transcriptionSegments) {
+      const shouldStartNewRow =
+        !currentRow ||
+        currentRow.participant.identity !== segment.participant.identity
+
+      if (shouldStartNewRow) {
+        currentRow = {
+          id: `${segment.participant.identity}-${segment.firstReceivedTime}`,
+          participant: segment.participant,
+          segments: [segment],
+          startTime: segment.startTime,
+          lastUpdateTime: segment.lastReceivedTime,
+          lastReceivedTime: segment.lastReceivedTime,
+        }
+        rows.push(currentRow)
+      } else if (currentRow) {
+        currentRow.segments.push(segment)
+        currentRow.lastUpdateTime = Math.max(
+          currentRow.lastUpdateTime,
+          segment.lastReceivedTime
+        )
+        currentRow.lastReceivedTime = Math.max(
+          currentRow.lastReceivedTime,
+          segment.lastReceivedTime
+        )
+      }
     }
-  }, [room, updateParticipant])
+
+    return rows
+  }, [transcriptionSegments])
 
   return (
     <SubtitlesWrapper areOpen={areSubtitlesOpen}>

src/frontend/src/hooks/useEscapeKey.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
+
+type UseEscapeKeyOptions = {
+  isActive: boolean
+  capture?: boolean
+  preventDefault?: boolean
+  stopPropagation?: boolean
+}
+
+export const useEscapeKey = (
+  handler: () => void,
+  {
+    isActive,
+    capture = false,
+    preventDefault = false,
+    stopPropagation = false,
+  }: UseEscapeKeyOptions
+) => {
+  const handleRef = useRef(handler)
+  handleRef.current = handler
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isActive) return
+
+    const onKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (event.key !== 'Escape') return
+      if (preventDefault) event.preventDefault()
+      if (stopPropagation) event.stopPropagation()
+      handleRef.current()
+    }
+
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown, capture)
+    return () => {
+      document.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown, capture)
+    }
+  }, [capture, isActive, preventDefault, stopPropagation])
+}

src/frontend/src/hooks/useFocusOnOpen.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+
+type UseFocusOnOpenOptions = {
+  selector: string
+  delayMs?: number
+  preventScroll?: boolean
+}
+
+export const useFocusOnOpen = (
+  isOpen: boolean,
+  containerRef: React.RefObject<HTMLElement>,
+  { selector, delayMs = 0, preventScroll = true }: UseFocusOnOpenOptions
+) => {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isOpen) return
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        const first = containerRef.current?.querySelector<HTMLElement>(selector)
+        first?.focus({ preventScroll })
+      })
+    }, delayMs)
+    return () => clearTimeout(timer)
+  }, [containerRef, delayMs, isOpen, preventScroll, selector])
+}

src/frontend/src/hooks/useRestoreFocus.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,26 @@ export function useRestoreFocus(
 
   const prevIsOpenRef = useRef(false)
   const triggerRef = useRef<HTMLElement | null>(null)
+  const cleanupRef = useRef<(() => void) | null>(null)
+  const lastInteractionRef = useRef<'keyboard' | 'mouse' | null>(null)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Track last interaction type (like native :focus-visible behavior)
+    const handleKeyDown = () => {
+      lastInteractionRef.current = 'keyboard'
+    }
+    const handleMouseDown = () => {
+      lastInteractionRef.current = 'mouse'
+    }
+
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown)
+    document.addEventListener('mousedown', handleMouseDown)
+
+    return () => {
+      document.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown)
+      document.removeEventListener('mousedown', handleMouseDown)
+    }
+  }, [])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const wasOpen = prevIsOpenRef.current
@@ -41,7 +61,28 @@ export function useRestoreFocus(
     if (wasOpen && !isOpen) {
       const trigger = triggerRef.current
       if (trigger && document.contains(trigger)) {
-        const focus = () => trigger.focus({ preventScroll })
+        const focus = () => {
+          trigger.focus({ preventScroll })
+          // Only show focus ring if last interaction was keyboard (like native :focus-visible)
+          if (lastInteractionRef.current === 'keyboard') {
+            trigger.setAttribute('data-restore-focus-visible', '')
+            // Remove focus ring only when the trigger loses focus
+            const handleBlur = () => {
+              if (document.contains(trigger)) {
+                trigger.removeAttribute('data-restore-focus-visible')
+              }
+            }
+            trigger.addEventListener('blur', handleBlur, { once: true })
+            // Store cleanup for unmount case
+            cleanupRef.current?.()
+            cleanupRef.current = () => {
+              trigger.removeEventListener('blur', handleBlur)
+              if (document.contains(trigger)) {
+                trigger.removeAttribute('data-restore-focus-visible')
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
         if (restoreFocusRaf) requestAnimationFrame(focus)
         else focus()
       }
@@ -50,6 +91,12 @@ export function useRestoreFocus(
     }
 
     prevIsOpenRef.current = isOpen
+
+    // Cleanup: remove focus ring if component unmounts before focus changes
+    return () => {
+      cleanupRef.current?.()
+      cleanupRef.current = null
+    }
   }, [
     isOpen,
     onClosed,

src/frontend/src/hooks/useScreenReaderAnnounce.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { useCallback } from 'react'
+import {
+  announceToScreenReader,
+  type Politeness,
+  type ScreenReaderChannel,
+} from '@/stores/screenReaderAnnouncer'
+
+export const useScreenReaderAnnounce = () => {
+  return useCallback(
+    (
+      message: string,
+      politeness: Politeness = 'polite',
+      channel: ScreenReaderChannel = 'global'
+    ) => {
+      announceToScreenReader(message, politeness, channel)
+    },
+    []
+  )
+}

src/frontend/src/layout/Header.tsx

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { FeedbackBanner } from '@/components/FeedbackBanner'
 import { Menu } from '@/primitives/Menu'
 import { MenuList } from '@/primitives/MenuList'
 import { LoginButton } from '@/components/LoginButton'
+import { VisualOnlyTooltip } from '@/primitives/VisualOnlyTooltip'
 
 import { useLoginHint } from '@/hooks/useLoginHint'
 
@@ -90,6 +91,11 @@ export const Header = () => {
   const isTermsOfService = useMatchesRoute('termsOfService')
   const isRoom = useMatchesRoute('room')
   const { user, isLoggedIn, logout } = useUser()
+  const userLabel = user?.full_name || user?.email
+  const loggedInTooltip = t('loggedInUserTooltip')
+  const loggedInAriaLabel = userLabel
+    ? `${loggedInTooltip} ${userLabel}`
+    : loggedInTooltip
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -153,23 +159,24 @@ export const Header = () => {
                 )}
               {!!user && (
                 <Menu>
-                  <Button
-                    size="sm"
-                    variant="secondaryText"
-                    tooltip={t('loggedInUserTooltip')}
-                    tooltipType="delayed"
-                  >
-                    <span
-                      className={css({
-                        overflow: 'hidden',
-                        textOverflow: 'ellipsis',
-                        whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
-                        maxWidth: '350px',
-                        display: { base: 'none', xsm: 'block' },
-                      })}
+                  <Button size="sm" variant="secondaryText">
+                    <VisualOnlyTooltip
+                      tooltip={loggedInTooltip}
+                      ariaLabel={loggedInAriaLabel}
+                      tooltipPosition="bottom"
                     >
-                      {user?.full_name || user?.email}
-                    </span>
+                      <span
+                        className={css({
+                          overflow: 'hidden',
+                          textOverflow: 'ellipsis',
+                          whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+                          maxWidth: '350px',
+                          display: { base: 'none', xsm: 'block' },
+                        })}
+                      >
+                        {user?.full_name || user?.email}
+                      </span>
+                    </VisualOnlyTooltip>
                   </Button>
                   <MenuList
                     variant={'light'}

src/frontend/src/layout/Layout.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Header } from './Header'
 import { layoutStore } from '@/stores/layout'
 import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio'
 import { Footer } from '@/layout/Footer'
+import { ScreenReaderAnnouncer } from '@/primitives'
 
 export type Layout = 'fullpage' | 'centered'
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export const Layout = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
             flexDirection: 'column',
           })}
         >
+          <ScreenReaderAnnouncer />
           {children}
         </main>
       </div>

src/frontend/src/locales/de/home.json

@@ -44,18 +44,15 @@
     },
     "slide1": {
       "title": "Wechseln Sie zur Einfachheit. Testen Sie uns jetzt!",
-      "body": "Entdecken Sie eine intuitive und zugängliche Lösung, entwickelt für alle Mitarbeitenden im öffentlichen Dienst, ihre Partner und viele weitere.",
-      "imgAlt": "Illustration einer benutzerfreundlichen und barrierefreien Kollaborationsplattform"
+      "body": "Entdecken Sie eine intuitive und zugängliche Lösung, entwickelt für alle Mitarbeitenden im öffentlichen Dienst, ihre Partner und viele weitere."
     },
     "slide2": {
       "title": "Gruppenanrufe ohne Einschränkungen",
-      "body": "Unbegrenzte Meeting-Dauer mit flüssiger, hochwertiger Kommunikation – unabhängig von der Gruppengröße.",
-      "imgAlt": "Bild eines virtuellen Meetings mit mehreren nahtlos zusammenarbeitenden Teilnehmenden"
+      "body": "Unbegrenzte Meeting-Dauer mit flüssiger, hochwertiger Kommunikation – unabhängig von der Gruppengröße."
     },
     "slide3": {
       "title": "Verwandeln Sie Ihre Meetings mit KI",
-      "body": "Erhalten Sie präzise und verwertbare Transkripte zur Steigerung Ihrer Produktivität. Funktion in der Beta – jetzt testen!",
-      "imgAlt": "Illustration KI-gestützter Notizen in einem virtuellen Meeting"
+      "body": "Erhalten Sie präzise und verwertbare Transkripte zur Steigerung Ihrer Produktivität. Funktion in der Beta – jetzt testen!"
     }
   }
 }

src/frontend/src/locales/de/recording.json

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   },
   "success": {
     "title": "Ihre Aufzeichnung ist bereit!",
-    "body": "Aufzeichnung des Treffens <b>{{room}}</b> vom {{created_at}}.",
+    "body": "Aufzeichnung des Treffens {{room}} vom {{created_at}}.",
     "expiration": "Achtung, diese Aufzeichnung wird nach {{expiration_days}} Tag(en) gelöscht.",
     "button": "Herunterladen",
     "warning": {

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"
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@
     "heading": "Ihr Meeting ist bereit",
     "description": "Teilen Sie diesen Link mit Personen, die Sie zum Meeting einladen möchten.",
     "permissions": "Personen mit diesem Link benötigen keine Erlaubnis, um diesem Meeting beizutreten.",
+    "closeDialog": "Dialogfenster schließen",
     "phone": {
       "call": "Rufen Sie an:",
       "pinCode": "Code:"
@@ -154,7 +156,8 @@
     "body": "Du bist der einzige Teilnehmer. Dieses Gespräch endet in {{duration}}. Möchtest du das Gespräch fortsetzen?",
     "settings": "Um diese Nachricht nicht mehr zu sehen, gehe zu Einstellungen > Allgemein.",
     "stayButton": "Gespräch fortsetzen",
-    "leaveButton": "Jetzt verlassen"
+    "leaveButton": "Jetzt verlassen",
+    "countdownAnnouncement": "Das Gespräch endet in {{duration}}."
   },
   "controls": {
     "microphone": "Mikrofon",
@@ -191,7 +194,9 @@
     "leave": "Verlassen",
     "participants": {
       "open": "Alle ausblenden",
-      "closed": "Alle anzeigen"
+      "closed": "Alle anzeigen",
+      "count_one": "{{count}} Teilnehmer",
+      "count_other": "{{count}} Teilnehmer"
     },
     "tools": {
       "open": "Weitere Tools ausblenden",
@@ -205,7 +210,18 @@
     "reactions": {
       "button": "Reaktion senden",
       "send": "Reaktion {{emoji}} senden",
-      "you": "Sie"
+      "announce": "{{name}} : {{emoji}}",
+      "you": "Sie",
+      "emojis": {
+        "thumbs-up": "Daumen hoch",
+        "thumbs-down": "Daumen runter",
+        "clapping-hands": "Klatschende Hände",
+        "red-heart": "rotes Herz",
+        "face-with-tears-of-joy": "Gesicht mit Freudentränen",
+        "face-with-open-mouth": "überraschter Gesichtsausdruck",
+        "party-popper": "Party-Popper",
+        "folded-hands": "gefaltete Hände"
+      }
     }
   },
   "options": {
@@ -276,6 +292,7 @@
   },
   "sidePanel": {
     "ariaLabel": "Seitenleiste",
+    "backToTools": "Zurück zu den Meeting-Tools",
     "heading": {
       "participants": "Teilnehmer",
       "effects": "Effekte",
@@ -488,6 +505,7 @@
   "participants": {
     "subheading": "Im Raum",
     "you": "Du",
+    "unknown": "Unbekannter Teilnehmer",
     "host": "Host",
     "contributors": "Mitwirkende",
     "collapsable": {
@@ -535,6 +553,14 @@
       "ariaLabel": "Hefte {{name}} an"
     }
   },
+  "pinAnnouncements": {
+    "pin": "Das Video von {{name}} ist angeheftet.",
+    "unpin": "Das Video von {{name}} ist nicht mehr angeheftet.",
+    "self": {
+      "pin": "Dein Video ist angeheftet.",
+      "unpin": "Dein Video ist nicht mehr angeheftet."
+    }
+  },
   "recordingStateToast": {
     "transcript": {
       "started": "Transkription läuft",

src/frontend/src/locales/en/global.json

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "heading": "You don't have the permission to view this page"
   },
   "loading": "Loading…",
-  "loggedInUserTooltip": "Logged in as…",
+  "loggedInUserTooltip": "Logged in as ",
   "login": {
     "buttonLabel": "Login",
     "proconnectButtonLabel": "Login with ProConnect",

src/frontend/src/locales/en/home.json

@@ -44,18 +44,15 @@
     },
     "slide1": {
       "title": "Make the switch to simplicity. Try us now!",
-      "body": "Discover an intuitive and accessible solution, designed for all public agents, their partners, and much more.",
-      "imgAlt": "Illustration of a user-friendly and accessible collaboration platform"
+      "body": "Discover an intuitive and accessible solution, designed for all public agents, their partners, and much more."
     },
     "slide2": {
       "title": "Host group calls without limits",
-      "body": "Unlimited time meetings, with smooth and high-quality communication, no matter the group size.",
-      "imgAlt": "Image of a virtual meeting with multiple participants collaborating seamlessly"
+      "body": "Unlimited time meetings, with smooth and high-quality communication, no matter the group size."
     },
     "slide3": {
       "title": "Transform your meetings with AI",
-      "body": "Get accurate and actionable transcripts to boost your productivity. Feature in beta—try it now!",
-      "imgAlt": "Illustration of AI-powered note-taking in a virtual meeting"
+      "body": "Get accurate and actionable transcripts to boost your productivity. Feature in beta—try it now!"
     }
   }
 }

src/frontend/src/locales/en/recording.json

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   },
   "success": {
     "title": "Your recording is ready!",
-    "body": "Recording of the meeting <b>{{room}}</b> from {{created_at}}.",
+    "body": "Recording of the meeting {{room}} from {{created_at}}.",
     "expiration": "Attention, this recording will expire after {{expiration_days}} day(s).",
     "button": "Download",
     "warning": {

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"
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@
     "heading": "Your meeting is ready",
     "description": "Share this link with people you want to invite to the meeting.",
     "permissions": "People with this link do not need your permission to join this meeting.",
+    "closeDialog": "Close dialog",
     "phone": {
       "call": "Call:",
       "pinCode": "Code:"
@@ -154,7 +156,8 @@
     "body": "You are the only participant. This call will end in {{duration}}. Would you like to continue the call?",
     "settings": "To stop seeing this message, go to Settings > General.",
     "stayButton": "Continue the call",
-    "leaveButton": "Leave now"
+    "leaveButton": "Leave now",
+    "countdownAnnouncement": "Call ends in {{duration}}."
   },
   "controls": {
     "microphone": "Microphone",
@@ -191,7 +194,9 @@
     "leave": "Leave",
     "participants": {
       "open": "Hide everyone",
-      "closed": "See everyone"
+      "closed": "See everyone",
+      "count_one": "{{count}} participant",
+      "count_other": "{{count}} participants"
     },
     "tools": {
       "open": "Hide more tools",
@@ -205,7 +210,18 @@
     "reactions": {
       "button": "Send reaction",
       "send": "Send reaction {{emoji}}",
-      "you": "you"
+      "announce": "{{name}} : {{emoji}}",
+      "you": "you",
+      "emojis": {
+        "thumbs-up": "thumbs up",
+        "thumbs-down": "thumbs down",
+        "clapping-hands": "clapping hands",
+        "red-heart": "red heart",
+        "face-with-tears-of-joy": "face with tears of joy",
+        "face-with-open-mouth": "surprised face",
+        "party-popper": "party popper",
+        "folded-hands": "folded hands"
+      }
     }
   },
   "options": {
@@ -276,6 +292,7 @@
   },
   "sidePanel": {
     "ariaLabel": "Sidepanel",
+    "backToTools": "Back to meeting tools",
     "heading": {
       "participants": "Participants",
       "effects": "Backgrounds and Effects",
@@ -488,6 +505,7 @@
   "participants": {
     "subheading": "In room",
     "you": "You",
+    "unknown": "Unknown participant",
     "host": "Host",
     "contributors": "Contributors",
     "collapsable": {
@@ -535,6 +553,14 @@
       "ariaLabel": "Pin {{name}}"
     }
   },
+  "pinAnnouncements": {
+    "pin": "The video of {{name}} is pinned.",
+    "unpin": "The video of {{name}} is no longer pinned.",
+    "self": {
+      "pin": "Your video is pinned.",
+      "unpin": "Your video is no longer pinned."
+    }
+  },
   "recordingStateToast": {
     "transcript": {
       "started": "Transcribing",

src/frontend/src/locales/en/settings.json

@@ -108,12 +108,18 @@
     "label": "Language"
   },
   "settingsButtonLabel": "Settings",
+  "accessibility": {
+    "announceReactions": {
+      "label": "Announce reactions aloud"
+    }
+  },
   "tabs": {
     "account": "Profile",
     "audio": "Audio",
     "video": "Video",
     "general": "General",
     "notifications": "Notifications",
+    "accessibility": "Accessibility",
     "transcription": "Transcription"
   }
 }

src/frontend/src/locales/fr/global.json

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "heading": "Accès interdit"
   },
   "loading": "Chargement…",
-  "loggedInUserTooltip": "Connecté en tant que…",
+  "loggedInUserTooltip": "Connecté en tant que ",
   "login": {
     "buttonLabel": "Se connecter",
     "proconnectButtonLabel": "S'identifier avec ProConnect",

src/frontend/src/locales/fr/home.json

@@ -44,18 +44,15 @@
     },
     "slide1": {
       "title": "Passez à la simplicité. Essayez-nous dès maintenant !",
-      "body": "Découvrez une solution intuitive et accessible, conçue pour tous les agents publics et leurs partenaires, et bien plus encore.",
-      "imgAlt": "Illustration d'une plateforme de collaboration simple et accessible"
+      "body": "Découvrez une solution intuitive et accessible, conçue pour tous les agents publics et leurs partenaires, et bien plus encore."
     },
     "slide2": {
       "title": "Organisez des appels de groupe sans limite",
-      "body": "Réunions sans limite de temps, avec une communication fluide et de haute qualité, quel que soit le nombre.",
-      "imgAlt": "Image d'une réunion virtuelle avec plusieurs participants collaborant efficacement"
+      "body": "Réunions sans limite de temps, avec une communication fluide et de haute qualité, quel que soit le nombre."
     },
     "slide3": {
       "title": "Transformez vos réunions avec l'IA",
-      "body": "Obtenez des transcriptions précises et actionnables, pour booster votre productivité. Fonctionnalité en beta, essayez-la maintenant !",
-      "imgAlt": "Illustration de prise de notes assistée par l'IA dans une réunion virtuelle"
+      "body": "Obtenez des transcriptions précises et actionnables, pour booster votre productivité. Fonctionnalité en beta, essayez-la maintenant !"
     }
   }
 }

src/frontend/src/locales/fr/recording.json

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   },
   "success": {
     "title": "Votre enregistrement est prêt !",
-    "body": "Enregistrement de la réunion <b>{{room}}</b> du {{created_at}}.",
+    "body": "Enregistrement de la réunion {{room}} du {{created_at}}.",
     "expiration": "Attention cet enregistrement expirera au bout de {{expiration_days}} jour(s).",
     "button": "Télécharger",
     "warning": {

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"
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@
     "heading": "Votre réunion est prête",
     "description": "Partagez ces informations avec les personnes que vous souhaitez inviter à la réunion.",
     "permissions": "Les personnes disposant de ce lien n'ont pas besoin de votre autorisation pour rejoindre cette réunion.",
+    "closeDialog": "Fermer la fenêtre modale",
     "phone": {
       "call": "Appelez le :",
       "pinCode": "Code :"
@@ -154,7 +156,8 @@
     "body": "Vous êtes le seul participant. Cet appel va donc se terminer dans {{duration}}. Voulez-vous poursuivre l'appel ?",
     "settings": "Pour ne plus voir ce message, accèder à Paramètres > Général.",
     "stayButton": "Poursuivre l'appel",
-    "leaveButton": "Quitter maintenant"
+    "leaveButton": "Quitter maintenant",
+    "countdownAnnouncement": "L'appel se termine dans {{duration}}."
   },
   "controls": {
     "microphone": "Microphone",
@@ -191,7 +194,9 @@
     "leave": "Quitter",
     "participants": {
       "open": "Masquer les participants",
-      "closed": "Afficher les participants"
+      "closed": "Afficher les participants",
+      "count_one": "{{count}} participant",
+      "count_other": "{{count}} participants"
     },
     "tools": {
       "open": "Masquer les outils de réunion",
@@ -205,7 +210,18 @@
     "reactions": {
       "button": "Envoyer une réaction",
       "send": "Envoyer la réaction {{emoji}}",
-      "you": "vous"
+      "announce": "{{name}} : {{emoji}}",
+      "you": "vous",
+      "emojis": {
+        "thumbs-up": "pouce levé",
+        "thumbs-down": "pouce baissé",
+        "clapping-hands": "applaudissements",
+        "red-heart": "cœur",
+        "face-with-tears-of-joy": "visage qui rit",
+        "face-with-open-mouth": "visage étonné",
+        "party-popper": "confettis",
+        "folded-hands": "mains jointes"
+      }
     }
   },
   "options": {
@@ -276,6 +292,7 @@
   },
   "sidePanel": {
     "ariaLabel": "Panneau latéral",
+    "backToTools": "Retour aux outils de réunion",
     "heading": {
       "participants": "Participants",
       "effects": "Arrière-plans et effets",
@@ -488,6 +505,7 @@
   "participants": {
     "subheading": "Dans la réunion",
     "you": "Vous",
+    "unknown": "Participant inconnu",
     "contributors": "Contributeurs",
     "host": "Organisateur de la réunion",
     "collapsable": {
@@ -535,6 +553,14 @@
       "ariaLabel": "Épingler {{name}}"
     }
   },
+  "pinAnnouncements": {
+    "pin": "La vidéo de {{name}} est épinglée.",
+    "unpin": "La vidéo de {{name}} n’est plus épinglée.",
+    "self": {
+      "pin": "Votre vidéo est épinglée.",
+      "unpin": "Votre vidéo n’est plus épinglée."
+    }
+  },
   "recordingStateToast": {
     "transcript": {
       "started": "Transcription en cours",

src/frontend/src/locales/fr/settings.json

@@ -108,12 +108,18 @@
     "label": "Langue de l'application"
   },
   "settingsButtonLabel": "Paramètres",
+  "accessibility": {
+    "announceReactions": {
+      "label": "Vocaliser les réactions"
+    }
+  },
   "tabs": {
     "account": "Profil",
     "audio": "Audio",
     "video": "Vidéo",
     "general": "Général",
     "notifications": "Notifications",
+    "accessibility": "Accessibilité",
     "transcription": "Transcription"
   }
 }

src/frontend/src/locales/nl/global.json

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "heading": "U hebt geen toestemming om deze pagina te bekijken"
   },
   "loading": "Laden ...",
-  "loggedInUserTooltip": "Ingelogd als ...",
+  "loggedInUserTooltip": "Ingelogd als ",
   "login": {
     "buttonLabel": "Log in",
     "proconnectButtonLabel": "Log in met Proconnect",

src/frontend/src/locales/nl/home.json

@@ -44,18 +44,15 @@
     },
     "slide1": {
       "title": "Stap over op eenvoud. Probeer ons nu!",
-      "body": "Ontdek een intuïtieve en toegankelijke oplossing, ontworpen voor alle openbare partijen, hun partners en nog veel meer.",
-      "imgAlt": "Illustratie van een gebruiksvriendelijk en toegankelijk samenwerkingsplatform"
+      "body": "Ontdek een intuïtieve en toegankelijke oplossing, ontworpen voor alle openbare partijen, hun partners en nog veel meer."
     },
     "slide2": {
       "title": "Houdt groepsgesprekken zonder limieten",
-      "body": "Vergaderingen van onbeperkte lengte, met soepele en hoogwaardige communicatie, ongeacht de groepsgrootte.",
-      "imgAlt": "Afbeelding van een virtuele ontmoeting met meerdere deelnemers die naadloos samenwerken"
+      "body": "Vergaderingen van onbeperkte lengte, met soepele en hoogwaardige communicatie, ongeacht de groepsgrootte."
     },
     "slide3": {
       "title": "Transformeer uw vergaderingen met AI",
-      "body": "Krijg nauwkeurige en bruikbare transcripties om uw productiviteit te stimuleren. Deze mogelijkheid is in bèta, probeer het nu!",
-      "imgAlt": "Illustratie van AI-aangedreven notitie in een virtuele vergadering"
+      "body": "Krijg nauwkeurige en bruikbare transcripties om uw productiviteit te stimuleren. Deze mogelijkheid is in bèta, probeer het nu!"
     }
   }
 }

src/frontend/src/locales/nl/recording.json

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   },
   "success": {
     "title": "Je opname is klaar!",
-    "body": "Opname van de vergadering <b>{{room}}</b> op {{created_at}}.",
+    "body": "Opname van de vergadering {{room}} op {{created_at}}.",
     "expiration": "Let op, deze opname verloopt na {{expiration_days}} dag(en).",
     "button": "Downloaden",
     "warning": {

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"
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@
     "heading": "Uw vergadering is klaar",
     "description": "Deel deze link met mensen die u wilt uitnodigen voor de vergadering.",
     "permissions": "Mensen met deze link hebben uw toestemming niet nodig om deel te nemen aan deze vergadering.",
+    "closeDialog": "Sluit het dialoogvenster",
     "phone": {
       "call": "Bel:",
       "pinCode": "Code:"
@@ -154,7 +156,8 @@
     "body": "Je bent de enige deelnemer. Dit gesprek wordt over {{duration}} beëindigd. Wil je het gesprek voortzetten?",
     "settings": "Om dit bericht niet meer te zien, ga naar Instellingen > Algemeen.",
     "stayButton": "Gesprek voortzetten",
-    "leaveButton": "Nu verlaten"
+    "leaveButton": "Nu verlaten",
+    "countdownAnnouncement": "Het gesprek eindigt over {{duration}}."
   },
   "controls": {
     "microphone": "Microfoon",
@@ -191,7 +194,9 @@
     "leave": "Vertrekken",
     "participants": {
       "open": "Verberg iedereen",
-      "closed": "Toon iedereen"
+      "closed": "Toon iedereen",
+      "count_one": "{{count}} deelnemer",
+      "count_other": "{{count}} deelnemers"
     },
     "tools": {
       "open": "Meer tools verbergen",
@@ -205,7 +210,18 @@
     "reactions": {
       "button": "Stuur reactie",
       "send": "Stuur reactie {{emoji}}",
-      "you": "U"
+      "announce": "{{name}} : {{emoji}}",
+      "you": "U",
+      "emojis": {
+        "thumbs-up": "duim omhoog",
+        "thumbs-down": "duim omlaag",
+        "clapping-hands": "applaudisserende handen",
+        "red-heart": "rood hart",
+        "face-with-tears-of-joy": "gezicht met tranen van vreugde",
+        "face-with-open-mouth": "verrast gezicht",
+        "party-popper": "feestknaller",
+        "folded-hands": "gevouwen handen"
+      }
     }
   },
   "options": {
@@ -276,6 +292,7 @@
   },
   "sidePanel": {
     "ariaLabel": "Zijbalk",
+    "backToTools": "Terug naar vergadertools",
     "heading": {
       "participants": "Deelnemers",
       "effects": "Effecten",
@@ -488,6 +505,7 @@
   "participants": {
     "subheading": "In de ruimte",
     "you": "U",
+    "unknown": "Onbekende deelnemer",
     "host": "Host",
     "contributors": "Deelnemers",
     "collapsable": {
@@ -535,6 +553,14 @@
       "ariaLabel": "Maak {{name}} vast"
     }
   },
+  "pinAnnouncements": {
+    "pin": "De video van {{name}} is vastgezet.",
+    "unpin": "De video van {{name}} is niet meer vastgezet.",
+    "self": {
+      "pin": "Uw video is vastgezet.",
+      "unpin": "Uw video is niet meer vastgezet."
+    }
+  },
   "recordingStateToast": {
     "transcript": {
       "started": "Transcriptie bezig",

src/frontend/src/primitives/Field.tsx

@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ export const Field = <T extends object>({
   const LabelAndDescription = (
     <>
       <StyledLabel {...props.labelProps}>{label}</StyledLabel>
-      <FieldDescription slot="description">{description}</FieldDescription>
+      {description ? (
+        <FieldDescription slot="description">{description}</FieldDescription>
+      ) : null}
     </>
   )
   const RACFieldErrors = (

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/Popover.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { ReactNode } from 'react'
+import type { RefObject } from 'react'
+import { ReactNode, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import {
   DialogProps,
   DialogTrigger,
@@ -60,6 +61,40 @@ const StyledOverlayArrow = styled(OverlayArrow, {
   },
 })
 
+type FocusOnOpenOptions = {
+  selector: string
+  delayMs?: number
+  preventScroll?: boolean
+}
+
+type FocusOnCloseOptions = {
+  ref?: RefObject<HTMLElement>
+  selector?: string
+  delayMs?: number
+  preventScroll?: boolean
+}
+
+const scheduleFocus = (
+  target: HTMLElement,
+  {
+    delayMs = 0,
+    preventScroll = true,
+  }: { delayMs?: number; preventScroll?: boolean }
+) => {
+  const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      target.focus({ preventScroll })
+    })
+  }, delayMs)
+  return () => clearTimeout(timer)
+}
+
+const resolveFocusTarget = (options: FocusOnCloseOptions) => {
+  if (options.ref?.current) return options.ref.current
+  if (!options.selector) return null
+  return document.querySelector<HTMLElement>(options.selector)
+}
+
 /**
  * a Popover is a tuple of a trigger component (most usually a Button) that toggles some content in a tooltip around the trigger
  *
@@ -70,6 +105,11 @@ export const Popover = ({
   children,
   variant = 'light',
   withArrow = true,
+  isOpen,
+  defaultOpen,
+  onOpenChange,
+  focusOnOpen,
+  focusOnClose,
   ...dialogProps
 }: {
   children: [
@@ -80,10 +120,52 @@ export const Popover = ({
   ]
   variant?: 'dark' | 'light'
   withArrow?: boolean
+  isOpen?: boolean
+  defaultOpen?: boolean
+  onOpenChange?: (isOpen: boolean) => void
+  focusOnOpen?: FocusOnOpenOptions
+  focusOnClose?: FocusOnCloseOptions
 } & Omit<DialogProps, 'children'>) => {
   const [trigger, popoverContent] = children
+  const popoverContentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
+  const isControlled = isOpen !== undefined
+  const [internalOpen, setInternalOpen] = useState(!!defaultOpen)
+  const effectiveOpen = isControlled ? isOpen : internalOpen
+  const prevOpenRef = useRef(effectiveOpen)
+
+  const handleOpenChange = (nextOpen: boolean) => {
+    if (!isControlled) {
+      setInternalOpen(nextOpen)
+    }
+    onOpenChange?.(nextOpen)
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const wasOpen = prevOpenRef.current
+    if (wasOpen || !effectiveOpen || !focusOnOpen) return
+    const first = popoverContentRef.current?.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+      focusOnOpen.selector
+    )
+    if (!first) return
+    return scheduleFocus(first, focusOnOpen)
+  }, [effectiveOpen, focusOnOpen])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const wasOpen = prevOpenRef.current
+    let cleanup: (() => void) | undefined
+    if (wasOpen && !effectiveOpen && focusOnClose) {
+      const target = resolveFocusTarget(focusOnClose)
+      if (target) cleanup = scheduleFocus(target, focusOnClose)
+    }
+    prevOpenRef.current = effectiveOpen
+    return cleanup
+  }, [effectiveOpen, focusOnClose])
   return (
-    <DialogTrigger>
+    <DialogTrigger
+      isOpen={effectiveOpen}
+      defaultOpen={defaultOpen}
+      onOpenChange={handleOpenChange}
+    >
       {trigger}
       <StyledPopover>
         {withArrow && (
@@ -95,7 +177,12 @@ export const Popover = ({
         )}
         <Dialog {...dialogProps}>
           {({ close }) => (
-            <Box size="sm" type="popover" variant={variant}>
+            <Box
+              size="sm"
+              type="popover"
+              variant={variant}
+              ref={popoverContentRef}
+            >
               {typeof popoverContent === 'function'
                 ? popoverContent({ close })
                 : popoverContent}

src/frontend/src/primitives/ScreenReaderAnnouncer.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio'
+import {
+  screenReaderAnnouncerStore,
+  type ScreenReaderChannel,
+} from '@/stores/screenReaderAnnouncer'
+
+export const ScreenReaderAnnouncer = ({
+  channel = 'global',
+}: {
+  channel?: ScreenReaderChannel
+}) => {
+  const { announcements } = useSnapshot(screenReaderAnnouncerStore)
+  const announcement = announcements[channel]
+
+  if (!announcement) return null
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      role="status"
+      aria-live={announcement.politeness}
+      aria-atomic="true"
+      className="sr-only"
+      data-announce-id={announcement.id}
+      data-announce-channel={channel}
+    >
+      {announcement.message}
+    </div>
+  )
+}

src/frontend/src/primitives/VisualOnlyTooltip.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
-import { type ReactNode, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import {
+  type ReactElement,
+  cloneElement,
+  isValidElement,
+  useRef,
+  useState,
+} from 'react'
 import { createPortal } from 'react-dom'
 import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 
 export type VisualOnlyTooltipProps = {
-  children: ReactNode
+  children: ReactElement
   tooltip: string
+  ariaLabel?: string
+  tooltipPosition?: 'top' | 'bottom'
 }
 
 /**
@@ -20,32 +28,50 @@ export type VisualOnlyTooltipProps = {
 export const VisualOnlyTooltip = ({
   children,
   tooltip,
+  ariaLabel,
+  tooltipPosition = 'top',
 }: VisualOnlyTooltipProps) => {
-  const wrapperRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
   const [isVisible, setIsVisible] = useState(false)
+  const wrapperRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
+  const [position, setPosition] = useState<{
+    top: number
+    left: number
+  } | null>(null)
 
-  const getPosition = () => {
-    if (!wrapperRef.current) return null
+  const isBottom = tooltipPosition === 'bottom'
+
+  const showTooltip = () => {
+    if (!wrapperRef.current) return
     const rect = wrapperRef.current.getBoundingClientRect()
-    return {
-      top: rect.top - 8,
+    setPosition({
+      top: isBottom ? rect.bottom + 8 : rect.top - 8,
       left: rect.left + rect.width / 2,
-    }
+    })
+    setIsVisible(true)
+  }
+
+  const hideTooltip = () => {
+    setIsVisible(false)
+    setPosition(null)
   }
 
-  const position = getPosition()
   const tooltipData = isVisible && position ? { isVisible, position } : null
+  const wrappedChild = isValidElement(children)
+    ? cloneElement(children, {
+        ...(ariaLabel ? { 'aria-label': ariaLabel } : {}),
+      })
+    : children
 
   return (
     <>
       <div
         ref={wrapperRef}
-        onMouseEnter={() => setIsVisible(true)}
-        onMouseLeave={() => setIsVisible(false)}
-        onFocus={() => setIsVisible(true)}
-        onBlur={() => setIsVisible(false)}
+        onMouseEnter={showTooltip}
+        onMouseLeave={hideTooltip}
+        onFocus={showTooltip}
+        onBlur={hideTooltip}
       >
-        {children}
+        {wrappedChild}
       </div>
       {tooltipData &&
         createPortal(
@@ -66,17 +92,26 @@ export const VisualOnlyTooltip = ({
               '&::after': {
                 content: '""',
                 position: 'absolute',
-                top: '100%',
                 left: '50%',
                 transform: 'translateX(-50%)',
                 border: '4px solid transparent',
-                borderTopColor: 'primaryDark.100',
+                ...(isBottom
+                  ? {
+                      bottom: '100%',
+                      borderBottomColor: 'primaryDark.100',
+                    }
+                  : {
+                      top: '100%',
+                      borderTopColor: 'primaryDark.100',
+                    }),
               },
             })}
             style={{
               top: `${tooltipData.position.top}px`,
               left: `${tooltipData.position.left}px`,
-              transform: 'translate(-50%, -100%)',
+              transform: isBottom
+                ? 'translate(-50%, 0)'
+                : 'translate(-50%, -100%)',
             }}
           >
             {tooltip}

src/frontend/src/primitives/buttonRecipe.ts

@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ export const buttonRecipe = cva({
         },
         transition: 'box-shadow 0.2s ease-in-out',
         '&[data-selected]': {
-          boxShadow: 'token(colors.primary.400) 0px 0px 0px 3px inset',
+          boxShadow:
+            '0 0 0 3px token(colors.primary.600) inset, 0 0 0 5px white inset',
         },
         '&[data-disabled]': {
           backgroundColor: 'greyscale.100',

src/frontend/src/primitives/index.ts

@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ export { Menu } from './Menu'
 export { MenuList } from './MenuList'
 export { P } from './P'
 export { Popover } from './Popover'
+export { ScreenReaderAnnouncer } from './ScreenReaderAnnouncer'
 export { Text } from './Text'
 export { ToggleButton } from './ToggleButton'
 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/stores/accessibility.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { proxy, subscribe } from 'valtio'
+import { STORAGE_KEYS } from '@/utils/storageKeys'
+import { deserializeToProxyMap } from '@/utils/valtio'
+
+type AccessibilityState = {
+  announceReactions: boolean
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_STATE: AccessibilityState = {
+  announceReactions: false,
+}
+
+function getAccessibilityState(): AccessibilityState {
+  try {
+    const stored = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEYS.ACCESSIBILITY)
+    if (stored) {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(stored)
+      return {
+        ...DEFAULT_STATE,
+        ...parsed,
+        announceReactions:
+          typeof parsed.announceReactions === 'boolean'
+            ? parsed.announceReactions
+            : DEFAULT_STATE.announceReactions,
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Legacy migration: if the setting was previously stored in notifications
+    const legacy = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEYS.NOTIFICATIONS)
+    if (legacy) {
+      try {
+        const parsedLegacy = JSON.parse(legacy, deserializeToProxyMap)
+        if (typeof parsedLegacy?.announceReactions === 'boolean') {
+          const migratedState: AccessibilityState = {
+            ...DEFAULT_STATE,
+            ...parsedLegacy,
+            announceReactions: parsedLegacy.announceReactions,
+          }
+
+          try {
+            localStorage.setItem(
+              STORAGE_KEYS.ACCESSIBILITY,
+              JSON.stringify(migratedState)
+            )
+            localStorage.removeItem(STORAGE_KEYS.NOTIFICATIONS)
+          } catch {
+            // ignore persistence issues during migration
+          }
+
+          return migratedState
+        }
+      } catch {
+        // ignore legacy parsing issues
+      }
+    }
+
+    return DEFAULT_STATE
+  } catch (error: unknown) {
+    console.error(
+      '[AccessibilityStore] Failed to parse stored settings:',
+      error
+    )
+    return DEFAULT_STATE
+  }
+}
+
+export const accessibilityStore = proxy<AccessibilityState>(
+  getAccessibilityState()
+)
+
+subscribe(accessibilityStore, () => {
+  localStorage.setItem(
+    STORAGE_KEYS.ACCESSIBILITY,
+    JSON.stringify(accessibilityStore)
+  )
+})

src/frontend/src/stores/layout.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-import { proxy } from 'valtio'
+import { createRef } from 'react'
+import { proxy, ref } from 'valtio'
 import {
   PanelId,
   SubPanelId,
 } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useSidePanel'
+import type { SidePanelTriggerKey } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/types/sidePanelTypes'
+import type { MutableRefObject, RefObject } from 'react'
 
 type State = {
   showHeader: boolean
@@ -10,12 +13,32 @@ type State = {
   showSubtitles: boolean
   activePanelId: PanelId | null
   activeSubPanelId: SubPanelId | null
+  sidePanelRef: RefObject<HTMLElement>
+  sidePanelTriggers: Record<SidePanelTriggerKey, HTMLElement | null>
+  lastSidePanelTriggerRef: MutableRefObject<HTMLElement | null>
 }
 
+const sidePanelRef = ref(createRef<HTMLElement>())
+const lastSidePanelTriggerRef = ref({
+  current: null,
+} as MutableRefObject<HTMLElement | null>)
+const sidePanelTriggers = ref<Record<SidePanelTriggerKey, HTMLElement | null>>({
+  participants: null,
+  tools: null,
+  info: null,
+  admin: null,
+  options: null,
+  effects: null,
+  cameraMenu: null,
+})
+
 export const layoutStore = proxy<State>({
   showHeader: false,
   showFooter: false,
   showSubtitles: false,
   activePanelId: null,
   activeSubPanelId: null,
+  sidePanelRef,
+  sidePanelTriggers,
+  lastSidePanelTriggerRef,
 })

src/frontend/src/stores/screenReaderAnnouncer.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import { proxy } from 'valtio'
+
+export type Politeness = 'polite' | 'assertive'
+export type ScreenReaderChannel = 'global' | 'idle'
+
+type ScreenReaderAnnouncement = {
+  message: string
+  politeness: Politeness
+  id: number
+}
+
+type ScreenReaderAnnouncerState = {
+  announcements: Record<ScreenReaderChannel, ScreenReaderAnnouncement>
+}
+
+export const screenReaderAnnouncerStore = proxy<ScreenReaderAnnouncerState>({
+  announcements: {
+    global: {
+      message: '',
+      politeness: 'polite',
+      id: 0,
+    },
+    idle: {
+      message: '',
+      politeness: 'polite',
+      id: 0,
+    },
+  },
+})
+
+const channels: ScreenReaderChannel[] = ['global', 'idle']
+const announcementTokens: Record<ScreenReaderChannel, number> = {
+  global: 0,
+  idle: 0,
+}
+const announcementTimers: Record<
+  ScreenReaderChannel,
+  ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null
+> = {
+  global: null,
+  idle: null,
+}
+const lastAnnouncementTimes: Record<ScreenReaderChannel, number> = {
+  global: 0,
+  idle: 0,
+}
+const MIN_ANNOUNCEMENT_INTERVAL = 300 // Minimum 300ms between announcements
+
+export const announceToScreenReader = (
+  message: string,
+  politeness: Politeness = 'polite',
+  channel: ScreenReaderChannel = 'global'
+) => {
+  if (!channels.includes(channel)) return
+
+  const now = Date.now()
+  const timeSinceLastAnnouncement = now - lastAnnouncementTimes[channel]
+
+  announcementTokens[channel] += 1
+  const currentToken = announcementTokens[channel]
+
+  if (announcementTimers[channel]) {
+    clearTimeout(announcementTimers[channel]!)
+  }
+
+  const delay = Math.max(
+    150, // Minimum delay for clear + set sequence
+    MIN_ANNOUNCEMENT_INTERVAL - timeSinceLastAnnouncement
+  )
+
+  screenReaderAnnouncerStore.announcements[channel] = {
+    message: '',
+    politeness,
+    id: currentToken,
+  }
+
+  announcementTimers[channel] = setTimeout(() => {
+    if (currentToken !== announcementTokens[channel]) return
+    screenReaderAnnouncerStore.announcements[channel] = {
+      message,
+      politeness,
+      id: currentToken,
+    }
+    lastAnnouncementTimes[channel] = Date.now()
+  }, delay)
+}

src/frontend/src/styles/a11y.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
+
+// Reusable visually hidden style for screen-reader-only content
+export const srOnly = css({
+  position: 'absolute',
+  width: '1px',
+  height: '1px',
+  padding: 0,
+  margin: '-1px',
+  overflow: 'hidden',
+  clip: 'rect(0, 0, 0, 0)',
+  whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+  border: 0,
+})

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,
@@ -24,9 +23,20 @@ body,
 }
 
 [data-rac][data-focus-visible]:not(label, .react-aria-Select),
+[data-rac][data-restore-focus-visible]:not(label, .react-aria-Select),
 :is(a, button, input[type='text'], select, textarea):not(
     [data-rac]
-  ):focus-visible {
+  ):focus-visible,
+/* Show focus ring when data-focus-visible is set programmatically (e.g., when restoring focus) */
+[data-focus-visible]:is(a, button, input[type='text'], select, textarea):focus,
+/* Show focus ring when restoring focus on react-aria buttons without overriding its focus state */
+[data-restore-focus-visible]:is(
+    a,
+    button,
+    input[type='text'],
+    select,
+    textarea
+  ):focus {
   outline: 2px solid var(--colors-focus-ring);
   outline-offset: 1px;
 }
@@ -46,6 +56,10 @@ body:has(.lk-video-conference) #crisp-chatbox > * > div[role='button'] {
   display: none !important;
 }
 
+html:has(.lk-video-conference) {
+  scrollbar-gutter: auto !important;
+}
+
 @keyframes slide-full {
   from {
     transform: translateY(100%);
@@ -54,3 +68,36 @@ 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/frontend/src/utils/storageKeys.tsx

@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 export const STORAGE_KEYS = {
   NOTIFICATIONS: 'app_notification_settings',
   USER_PREFERENCES: 'app_user_preferences',
+  ACCESSIBILITY: 'app_accessibility_settings',
 } as const