A question about immediate feedback

Hello all,

Does a user action like a download need to be confirmed in the immediate
aftermath of taking that action? or is it acceptable if the confirmation is
consistently announced, albeit after a little navigation?

We have an application where a user clicks a "Download" link on a popup
form, and a second popup displays to say the download succeeded or failed.
However, screen readers don't read the confirmation popup right away.
Browsers post their own equivalent popups about the download, which seem to
compete for focus. Screen readers read the browser confirmation in Firefox,
but don't manage to read those confirmations in Edge or Chrome.
If the download works, the focus ends up on original Download link (per SC
3.2.2). When that popup form with that link is closed, screen readers
always read the popup confirmation next.

Is it a problem that the screen reader doesn't always provide immediate
feedback?  Or is WCAG 2.0 satisfied because the screen reader always
eventually gets there.

Please advise.

Mike



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