diff --git a/ui/shared/context-modules/react/ContextModulesPublishMenu.tsx b/ui/shared/context-modules/react/ContextModulesPublishMenu.tsx
index 54b006e121b..de4f62621ac 100644
--- a/ui/shared/context-modules/react/ContextModulesPublishMenu.tsx
+++ b/ui/shared/context-modules/react/ContextModulesPublishMenu.tsx
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ const ContextModulesPublishMenu: React.FC<Props> = ({courseId, runningProgressId
       setModelsReady(true)
     })
   }, [])
+
   // if the module page is loaded while a publish is in progress,
   // initialize the UI accordingly
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -141,6 +142,16 @@ const ContextModulesPublishMenu: React.FC<Props> = ({courseId, runningProgressId
       refreshPublishStates()
     } else {
       setCurrentProgress(progress)
+      if (progress.workflow_state === 'running' && progress.completion > 0) {
+        showFlashAlert({
+          message: I18n.t('Publishing progress is %{progress} percent complete', {
+            progress: Math.round(progress.completion),
+          }),
+          type: 'info',
+          err: undefined,
+          srOnly: true,
+        })
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/shared/context-modules/react/ContextModulesPublishModal.tsx b/ui/shared/context-modules/react/ContextModulesPublishModal.tsx
index 4a81c12cdb8..97891d939b4 100644
--- a/ui/shared/context-modules/react/ContextModulesPublishModal.tsx
+++ b/ui/shared/context-modules/react/ContextModulesPublishModal.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {Button, CloseButton} from '@instructure/ui-buttons'
 import {Heading} from '@instructure/ui-heading'
 import {Modal} from '@instructure/ui-modal'
 import {ProgressBar} from '@instructure/ui-progress'
+import {AccessibleContent} from '@instructure/ui-a11y-content'
 import {Text} from '@instructure/ui-text'
 import {View} from '@instructure/ui-view'
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ const ContextModulesPublishModal: React.FC<Props> = ({
         <ProgressBar
           screenReaderLabel={I18n.t('Publishing Progress')}
           formatScreenReaderValue={({valueNow, valueMax}) => {
-            return Math.round((valueNow / valueMax) * 100) + ' percent'
+            return I18n.t('%val percent', {val: Math.round((valueNow / valueMax) * 100)})
           }}
           renderValue={({valueNow, valueMax}) => {
             return <Text size="small">{Math.round((valueNow / valueMax) * 100)}%</Text>
@@ -123,7 +124,15 @@ const ContextModulesPublishModal: React.FC<Props> = ({
           color="primary"
           disabled={isCanceling}
         >
-          {isPublishing ? I18n.t('Stop') : I18n.t('Continue')}
+          {isPublishing ? (
+            <AccessibleContent
+              alt={I18n.t('Stop publishing button. Click to discontinue processing.')}
+            >
+              {I18n.t('Stop Publishing')}
+            </AccessibleContent>
+          ) : (
+            I18n.t('Continue')
+          )}
         </Button>
       </Modal.Footer>
     </Modal>
diff --git a/ui/shared/context-modules/react/__tests__/ContextModulesPublishMenu.test.tsx b/ui/shared/context-modules/react/__tests__/ContextModulesPublishMenu.test.tsx
index 4187109ecb4..d82e0bacf43 100644
--- a/ui/shared/context-modules/react/__tests__/ContextModulesPublishMenu.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/shared/context-modules/react/__tests__/ContextModulesPublishMenu.test.tsx
@@ -39,15 +39,7 @@ const defaultProps = {
 
 describe('ContextModulesPublishMenu', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
-    doFetchApi.mockResolvedValue({
-      json: {
-        progress: {
-          progress: {
-            id: 1234,
-          },
-        },
-      },
-    })
+    doFetchApi.mockResolvedValue({response: {ok: true}, json: [], link: null})
   })
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -70,6 +62,13 @@ describe('ContextModulesPublishMenu', () => {
     })
 
     it('renders a spinner when publish is in-flight', () => {
+      doFetchApi.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        json: {
+          id: 1234,
+          completion: 100,
+          workflow_state: 'completed',
+        },
+      })
       const {getByText} = render(
         <ContextModulesPublishMenu {...defaultProps} runningProgressId={17} />
       )
@@ -77,12 +76,36 @@ describe('ContextModulesPublishMenu', () => {
     })
 
     it('updates all the modules when ready', async () => {
+      doFetchApi.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        json: {
+          id: 1234,
+          completion: 100,
+          workflow_state: 'completed',
+        },
+      })
       const spy = jest.spyOn(publishAllModulesHelperModule, 'updateModulePendingPublishedStates')
       render(<ContextModulesPublishMenu {...defaultProps} runningProgressId={17} />)
       expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
       window.dispatchEvent(new Event('module-publish-models-ready'))
       await waitFor(() => expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled())
     })
+
+    it('renders a screenreader message with progress updates', async () => {
+      doFetchApi.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        json: {
+          id: 1234,
+          completion: 17,
+          workflow_state: 'running',
+        },
+      })
+      const {getByText} = render(
+        <ContextModulesPublishMenu {...defaultProps} runningProgressId={17} />
+      )
+
+      await waitFor(() =>
+        expect(getByText('Publishing progress is 17 percent complete')).toBeInTheDocument()
+      )
+    })
   })
 
   describe('menu actions', () => {
diff --git a/ui/shared/context-modules/react/__tests__/ContextModulesPublishModal.test.tsx b/ui/shared/context-modules/react/__tests__/ContextModulesPublishModal.test.tsx
index e27c1d93654..c3247d4a7ab 100644
--- a/ui/shared/context-modules/react/__tests__/ContextModulesPublishModal.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/shared/context-modules/react/__tests__/ContextModulesPublishModal.test.tsx
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ describe('ContextModulesPublishModal', () => {
     const publishButton = getByTestId('publish-button')
     expect(publishButton.textContent).toBe('Continue')
     rerender(<ContextModulesPublishModal {...defaultProps} isPublishing={true} />)
-    expect(publishButton.textContent).toBe('Stop')
+    expect(publishButton.textContent).toBe(
+      'Stop publishing button. Click to discontinue processing.Stop Publishing'
+    )
   })
 
   it('disables the stop button if canceling', () => {
@@ -91,7 +93,9 @@ describe('ContextModulesPublishModal', () => {
       <ContextModulesPublishModal {...defaultProps} isPublishing={true} isCanceling={true} />
     )
     const publishButton = getByTestId('publish-button')
-    expect(publishButton.textContent).toBe('Stop')
+    expect(publishButton.textContent).toBe(
+      'Stop publishing button. Click to discontinue processing.Stop Publishing'
+    )
     expect(publishButton).toBeDisabled()
   })
 })