diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/_single_thread.html b/lms/templates/discussion/_single_thread.html
index 6c7e52d4d6..a14e03d10f 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/_single_thread.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/_single_thread.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       <div class="group-visibility-label">${_("This post visible only to group {group}.").format(group=cohort_dictionary[thread['group_id']])} </div>
     %endif
       
-        <a href="#" class="vote-btn discussion-vote discussion-vote-up"><span class="plus-icon">+</span> <span class='votes-count-number'>${thread['votes']['up_count']}</span></a>
+          <a href="#" class="vote-btn discussion-vote discussion-vote-up"><span class="plus-icon">+</span> <span class='votes-count-number'>${thread['votes']['up_count']}<span class="sr">votes (click to vote)</span></span></a>
       <h1>${thread['title']}</h1>
       <p class="posted-details">
         <span class="timeago" title="${thread['created_at'] | h}">sometime</span> by
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/_underscore_templates.html b/lms/templates/discussion/_underscore_templates.html
index 73d890fe18..a1de39c839 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/_underscore_templates.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/_underscore_templates.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
               ${"<% }  %>"}      
       
           <a href="#" class="vote-btn discussion-vote discussion-vote-up" data-role="discussion-vote" data-tooltip="vote">
-          <span class="plus-icon">+</span> <span class='votes-count-number'>${'<%- votes["up_count"] %>'}</span></a>
+          <span class="plus-icon">+</span> <span class='votes-count-number'>${'<%- votes["up_count"] %>'}<span class="sr">votes (click to vote)</span></span></a>
           <h1>${'<%- title %>'}</h1>
           <p class="posted-details">
               ${"<% if (obj.username) { %>"}
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 
 <script type="text/template" id="thread-response-show-template">
     <header class="response-local">
-        <a href="javascript:void(0)" class="vote-btn" data-tooltip="vote"><span class="plus-icon"></span><span class="votes-count-number">${"<%- votes['up_count'] %>"}</span></a>
+        <a href="javascript:void(0)" class="vote-btn" data-tooltip="vote"><span class="plus-icon"></span><span class="votes-count-number">${"<%- votes['up_count'] %>"}<span class="sr">votes (click to vote)</span></span></a>
         <a href="javascript:void(0)" class="endorse-btn${'<% if (endorsed) { %> is-endorsed<% } %>'} action-endorse" style="cursor: default; display: none;" data-tooltip="endorse"><span class="check-icon" style="pointer-events: none; "></span></a>
         ${"<% if (obj.username) { %>"}
         <a href="${'<%- user_url %>'}" class="posted-by">${'<%- username %>'}</a>
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@
     <a href="${'<%- id %>'}" data-id="${'<%- id %>'}">
         <span class="title">${"<%- title %>"}</span>
         ${"<% if (unread_comments_count > 0) { %>"}
-            <span class="comments-count unread" data-tooltip="${"<%- unread_comments_count %>"} new comment${"<%- unread_comments_count > 1 ? 's' : '' %>"}">${"<%- comments_count %>"}</span>
+            <span class="comments-count unread" data-tooltip="${"<%- unread_comments_count %>"} new comment${"<%- unread_comments_count > 1 ? 's' : '' %>"}">${"<%- comments_count %>"} <span class="sr">comments</span></span>
         ${"<% } else { %>"}
-            <span class="comments-count">${"<%- comments_count %>"}</span>
+            <span class="comments-count">${"<%- comments_count %>"}<span class="sr">comments</span></span>
         ${"<% } %>"}
-        <span class="votes-count">+${"<%- votes['up_count'] %>"}</span>
+        <span class="votes-count">+${"<%- votes['up_count'] %>"}<span class="sr">votes</span></span>
     </a>
 </script>
 <script type="text/template" id="discussion-home">
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_content.mustache b/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_content.mustache
index 6bcf048915..f1e387c89e 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_content.mustache
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_content.mustache
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ CONTENT MUSTACHE
   <div class="discussion-content-wrapper">
     <div class="discussion-votes">
       <a class="discussion-vote discussion-vote-up" href="javascript:void(0)" value="up">&#9650;</a>
-      <div class="discussion-votes-point">{{content.votes.point}}</div>
+      <div class="discussion-votes-point">{{content.votes.point}}<span class="sr">votes (click to vote)</span></div>
       <a class="discussion-vote discussion-vote-down" href="javascript:void(0)" value="down">&#9660;</a>
     </div>
     <div class="discussion-right-wrapper">
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_inline_thread_show.mustache b/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_inline_thread_show.mustache
index dda4a7bb6d..66991b0a79 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_inline_thread_show.mustache
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_inline_thread_show.mustache
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="discussion-post local">
     <div><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="dogear action-follow" data-tooltip="follow"></a></div>
     <header>
-        <a href="#" class="vote-btn discussion-vote discussion-vote-up" data-role="discussion-vote" data-tooltip="vote"><span class="plus-icon">+</span> <span class='votes-count-number'>{{votes.up_count}}</span></a>
+        <a href="#" class="vote-btn discussion-vote discussion-vote-up" data-role="discussion-vote" data-tooltip="vote"><span class="plus-icon">+</span> <span class='votes-count-number'>{{votes.up_count}}</span><span class="sr">votes (click to vote)</span></a>
         <h3>{{title}}</h3>
         <div class="discussion-flag-abuse notflagged" data-role="thread-flag" data-tooltip="Report Misuse">
         <i class="icon icon-flag"></i><span class="flag-label">Flagged</span></div>
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_profile_thread.mustache b/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_profile_thread.mustache
index 7b1a406827..f7f9340445 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_profile_thread.mustache
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_profile_thread.mustache
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <div class="local"><a href="javascript:void(0)" class="dogear action-follow"></a></div>
     <div class="discussion-post local">
         <header>
-            <a href="#" class="vote-btn discussion-vote discussion-vote-up" data-role="discussion-vote"><span class="plus-icon">+</span> <span class='votes-count-number'>{{votes.up_count}}</span></a>
+            <a href="#" class="vote-btn discussion-vote discussion-vote-up" data-role="discussion-vote"><span class="plus-icon">+</span> <span class='votes-count-number'>{{votes.up_count}}</span><span class="sr">votes (click to vote)</span></a>
             <h3>{{title}}</h3>
             <p class="posted-details">                
                 {{#user}}