diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/ReactionPortal.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/ReactionPortal.tsx
index 40f5a51d..30dcefe5 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/ReactionPortal.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/ReactionPortal.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ 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'
 
 export const ANIMATION_DURATION = 3000
 export const ANIMATION_DISTANCE = 300
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ export function ReactionPortal({
 
 export const ReactionPortals = ({ reactions }: { reactions: Reaction[] }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'controls.reactions' })
+  const { announceReactions } = useSnapshot(accessibilityStore)
   const [announcement, setAnnouncement] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [lastAnnouncedId, setLastAnnouncedId] = useState<number | null>(null)
 
@@ -162,6 +165,10 @@ export const ReactionPortals = ({ reactions }: { reactions: Reaction[] }) => {
     reactions.length > 0 ? reactions[reactions.length - 1] : undefined
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (!announceReactions) {
+      setAnnouncement(null)
+      return
+    }
     if (!latestReaction) return
     const isNewReaction = latestReaction.id !== lastAnnouncedId
     if (!isNewReaction) return
@@ -175,7 +182,7 @@ export const ReactionPortals = ({ reactions }: { reactions: Reaction[] }) => {
 
     const timer = setTimeout(() => setAnnouncement(null), 1200)
     return () => clearTimeout(timer)
-  }, [latestReaction, lastAnnouncedId, t])
+  }, [latestReaction, lastAnnouncedId, announceReactions, t])
 
   return (
     <>
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/stores/accessibility.ts b/src/frontend/src/stores/accessibility.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39265fa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/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)
+  )
+})