diff --git a/module/finc/src/finc/View/Helper/Root/Flashmessages.php b/module/finc/src/finc/View/Helper/Root/Flashmessages.php
index 1b099d258b2ac6056d4c5f7c0706a8efb742528f..c26fbb8288ac275b56259037cc28f61869a73fb5 100644
--- a/module/finc/src/finc/View/Helper/Root/Flashmessages.php
+++ b/module/finc/src/finc/View/Helper/Root/Flashmessages.php
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ namespace finc\View\Helper\Root;
 class Flashmessages extends \VuFind\View\Helper\Bootstrap3\Flashmessages
 {
     /**
-     * Generate flash message <p>'s with appropriate classes based on message type.
-     * This is basically a copy of the parent method but uses p-Tags instead of divs
+     * Generate flash message <div>'s with appropriate classes based on message type.
+     * This is basically a copy of the parent method but adds role = alert to divs
      *
      * @return string $html
      */
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ class Flashmessages extends \VuFind\View\Helper\Bootstrap3\Flashmessages
                 $this->fm->getMessages($ns), $this->fm->getCurrentMessages($ns)
             );
             foreach (array_unique($messages, SORT_REGULAR) as $msg) {
-                $html .= '<p class="' . $this->getClassForNamespace($ns) . '"';
+                $html .= '<div class="' . $this->getClassForNamespace($ns) . '"';
                 if (isset($msg['dataset'])) {
                     foreach ($msg['dataset'] as $attr => $value) {
                         $html .= ' data-' . $attr . '="'
                             . htmlspecialchars($value) . '"';
                     }
                 }
-                $html .= '>';
+                $html .= ' role="alert">';
                 // Advanced form:
                 if (is_array($msg)) {
                     // Use a different translate helper depending on whether
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class Flashmessages extends \VuFind\View\Helper\Bootstrap3\Flashmessages
                     $transEsc = $this->getView()->plugin('transEsc');
                     $html .= $transEsc($msg);
                 }
-                $html .= '</p>';
+                $html .= '</div>';
             }
             $this->fm->clearMessages($ns);
             $this->fm->clearCurrentMessages($ns);
diff --git a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/AlphaBrowseLink.phtml b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/AlphaBrowseLink.phtml
index 6c3f63c4b61fab76fef821b2b1b8d4f9fbcb35a4..8d7fc91cc4c775c9d19045d2361d7e4c22b9ae69 100644
--- a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/AlphaBrowseLink.phtml
+++ b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/AlphaBrowseLink.phtml
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
     ]
   );
 ?>
-<p class="alert alert-info"><?=$link?></p>
+<p class="alert alert-info" role="alert"><?=$link?></p>
 <!-- finc-accessibility: Recommend - AlphaBrowseLink - END -->
diff --git a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/Channels.phtml b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/Channels.phtml
index 10710cbd4018d93ad48304cd973dca02d7bcf16a..9ea450e3ed1056f39a5a9eebb1616a27140dcba3 100644
--- a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/Channels.phtml
+++ b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/Channels.phtml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         . $results->getUrlQuery()->getParams(false)
         . '&source=' . urlencode($results->getParams()->getSearchClassId());
 ?>
-<p class="channels-alert alert alert-info">
+<p class="channels-alert alert alert-info" role="alert">
   <a href="<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr($link)?>"><?=$this->transEsc('channel_expand')?></a>
 </p>
 <!-- finc-accessibility: Recommend - Channels - END -->
diff --git a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/DOI.phtml b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/DOI.phtml
index 0a20a62a35e08cb2eaf590fb0199514e022c1384..d39d99a2e6cc32115663df33cc0dd5747cae4d80 100644
--- a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/DOI.phtml
+++ b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/DOI.phtml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 <?php $doi = $this->recommend->getDOI(); if (!empty($doi)): ?>
   <?php $url = $this->recommend->getURL(); ?>
-  <p class="alert alert-info">
+  <p class="alert alert-info" role="alert">
     <?=$this->translate('doi_detected_html', ['%%url%%' => $url, '%%doi%%' => $doi])?>
   </p>
   <?php if ($this->recommend->isFullMatch()): ?>
diff --git a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/RemoveFilters.phtml b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/RemoveFilters.phtml
index c79a65f63ca767b0ff7333209e7ac8624dbe71b9..07f915a551d4bf3f16dec7ae90ec717809d2883c 100644
--- a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/RemoveFilters.phtml
+++ b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/RemoveFilters.phtml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?php /* #17950 - use <p> for alerts - HR */ ?>
 
 <?php if ($this->recommend->hasFilters()): ?>
-  <p class="alert alert-info">
+  <p class="alert alert-info" role="alert">
     <?=$this->transEsc('nohit_active_filters')?> 
     <a href="<?=$this->recommend->getFilterlessUrl()?>"><?=$this->transEsc('nohit_query_without_filters')?></a>
   </p>
diff --git a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/SwitchType.phtml b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/SwitchType.phtml
index c44dc55b6b04da6d8e3fd71da4d8501f47b8fadf..9276727ecdf680fa8c1b7cb6629c34f6ba34778e 100644
--- a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/SwitchType.phtml
+++ b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Recommend/SwitchType.phtml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?php /* #17950 - use <p> for alerts - HR */ ?>
 
 <?php if ($handler = $this->recommend->getNewHandler()): ?>
-  <p class="alert alert-info">
+  <p class="alert alert-info" role="alert" role="alert">
     <?=$this->transEsc('widen_prefix')?>
     <a href="<?=$this->recommend->getResults()->getUrlQuery()->setHandler($handler)?>"><?=$this->transEsc($this->recommend->getNewHandlerName())?></a>.
   </p>
diff --git a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/RecordDriver/EDS/result-list.phtml b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/RecordDriver/EDS/result-list.phtml
index d65ddb57d0e14cf38e6911fafdc8e393755d7fb3..85fe0b87f756cfa88da36c26aec682a378cc9967 100644
--- a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/RecordDriver/EDS/result-list.phtml
+++ b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/RecordDriver/EDS/result-list.phtml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
         <i class="fa fa-fw fa-star" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="<?=$this->recordLink()->getActionUrl($this->driver, 'Save')?>" class="save-record" data-lightbox id="<?=$this->driver->getUniqueId() ?>" title="<?=$this->transEsc('Add to favorites')?>"><?=$this->transEsc('Add to favorites')?></a><br/>
 
         <?php /* Saved lists */ ?>
-        <p class="savedLists alert alert-info hidden">
+        <p class="savedLists alert alert-info hidden" role="alert">
           <strong><?=$this->transEsc("Saved in")?>:</strong>
         </p>
       <?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Related/Channels.phtml b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Related/Channels.phtml
index 04f65247244c0ea79f6b2872dbfe1a73ec3368f9..5b5abb0465820528c50343ab7aad9fa33b6526c6 100644
--- a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Related/Channels.phtml
+++ b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/Related/Channels.phtml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         . '?id=' . urlencode($driver->getUniqueId())
         . '&source=' . urlencode($driver->getSourceIdentifier());
 ?>
-<p class="channels-alert alert alert-info">
+<p class="channels-alert alert alert-info" role="alert">
   <a href="<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr($link)?>"><?=$this->transEsc('channel_expand')?></a>
 </p>
 <!-- finc-accessibility: Related - Channels - END -->
diff --git a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/myresearch/delete.phtml b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/myresearch/delete.phtml
index 19fc345724ecabbc95f7602577310e30e2be84f4..aeb2c39b4b64b8759d3c88c1df86a5bd96292a15 100644
--- a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/myresearch/delete.phtml
+++ b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/myresearch/delete.phtml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <div id="popupMessages"><?=$this->flashmessages()?></div>
   <div id="popupDetails">
     <?php if (!$this->list): ?>
-      <p class="alert alert-info"><?=$this->transEsc("fav_delete_warn") ?></p>
+      <p class="alert alert-info" role="alert"><?=$this->transEsc("fav_delete_warn") ?></p>
     <?php else: ?>
       <h2><?=$this->transEsc("List") ?>: <?=$this->escapeHtml($this->list->title) ?></h2>
     <?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/myresearch/login.phtml b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/myresearch/login.phtml
index 5bf1facad28941ca265940bc867cf9cd8d4841c9..f7d5f80479408229447b485f1b3b0056d30a18c3 100644
--- a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/myresearch/login.phtml
+++ b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/myresearch/login.phtml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 <?=$this->flashmessages()?>
 
 <?php if ($hideLogin): ?>
-  <p class="alert alert-danger"><?=$this->transEsc('login_disabled')?></p>
+  <p class="alert alert-danger" role="alert"><?=$this->transEsc('login_disabled')?></p>
 <?php else: ?>
   <?=$this->auth()->getLogin()?>
 <?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/record/comments-list.phtml b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/record/comments-list.phtml
index 66b90c54bb8dfd790243408f195f0f0c04471309..fa892bbad12807b77f5528e057e0e19c6e5e8e69 100644
--- a/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/record/comments-list.phtml
+++ b/themes/finc-accessibility/templates/record/comments-list.phtml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!-- finc-accessibility: record - comments-list -->
 <?php $comments = $this->driver->getComments(); ?>
 <?php if (empty($comments) || count($comments) == 0): ?>
-  <p class="alert alert-info"><?=$this->transEsc('Be the first to leave a comment')?>!</p>
+  <p class="alert alert-info" role="alert"><?=$this->transEsc('Be the first to leave a comment')?>!</p>
 <?php else: ?>
   <?php foreach ($comments as $comment): ?>
     <div class="comment">
diff --git a/themes/finc/js/lightbox.js b/themes/finc/js/lightbox.js
index 50e34faa90b8204e93fa5c5085a02bde4186a5bb..ecd9155acd7e7952e7780678724aced2b96168cf 100644
--- a/themes/finc/js/lightbox.js
+++ b/themes/finc/js/lightbox.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ VuFind.register('lightbox', function Lightbox() {
   // Public: Present an alert
   function showAlert(message, _type) {
     var type = _type || 'info';
-    _html('<p class="flash-message alert alert-' + type + '">' + message + '</p>'
+    _html('<div class="flash-message alert alert-' + type + '" role="alert">' + message + '</div>'
         + '<button class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">' + VuFind.translate('close') + '</button>');
     _modal.modal('show');
   }
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ VuFind.register('lightbox', function Lightbox() {
     var type = _type || 'info';
     _modalBody.find('.flash-message,.fa.fa-spinner').remove();
     _modalBody.find('h2:first-of-type')
-      .after('<p class="flash-message alert alert-' + type + '">' + message + '</p>');
+      .after('<div class="flash-message alert alert-' + type + '" role="alert">' + message + '</div>');
   }
   function close() {
     _modal.modal('hide');
diff --git a/themes/finc/templates/RecordDriver/DefaultRecord/collection-info.phtml b/themes/finc/templates/RecordDriver/DefaultRecord/collection-info.phtml
index fcd4bba892f0c6b2d12ea9b1414a3ad4f49a056b..9a632703f394087e73e9d4c8dc200cdaf71855c6 100644
--- a/themes/finc/templates/RecordDriver/DefaultRecord/collection-info.phtml
+++ b/themes/finc/templates/RecordDriver/DefaultRecord/collection-info.phtml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <?php endif; ?>
 
     <?php /* Display the lists that this record is saved to */ ?>
-    <p class="savedLists hidden alert alert-info" id="savedLists">
+    <p class="savedLists hidden alert alert-info" id="savedLists" role="alert">
       <strong><?=$this->transEsc("Saved in")?>:</strong>
     </p>
 
diff --git a/themes/finc/templates/RecordDriver/DefaultRecord/result-list.phtml b/themes/finc/templates/RecordDriver/DefaultRecord/result-list.phtml
index 36660cc5e396252fc74e6434b0e0fd971fcc63e4..f1f15d36742fa45d55e1099415c7c04ebcdea050 100644
--- a/themes/finc/templates/RecordDriver/DefaultRecord/result-list.phtml
+++ b/themes/finc/templates/RecordDriver/DefaultRecord/result-list.phtml
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ $i = 0;
           <?=$block?>
         <?php endif; ?>
         <?php /* Saved lists */ ?>
-        <p class="savedLists alert alert-info hidden">
+        <p class="savedLists alert alert-info hidden" role="alert">
           <strong><?=$this->transEsc("Saved in")?>:</strong>
         </p>
       <?php endif; ?>