diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/codeinput.html b/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/codeinput.html
index eb8cad0d70..08ad4ff062 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/codeinput.html
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/codeinput.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <section id="textbox_${id}" class="textbox">
-  <textarea rows="${rows}" cols="${cols}" name="input_${id}" id="input_${id}"
+  <textarea rows="${rows}" cols="${cols}" name="input_${id}" aria-describedby="answer_${id}" id="input_${id}"
        % if hidden:
       	    style="display:none;"
        % endif
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 
   <div class="grader-status">
     % if status == 'unsubmitted':
-      <span class="unanswered" style="display:inline-block;" id="status_${id}">Unanswered</span>
+      <span class="unanswered" style="display:inline-block;" id="status_${id}" aria-describedby="input_${id}"><span class="sr">Status: </span>Unanswered</span>
     % elif status == 'correct':
-      <span class="correct" id="status_${id}">Correct</span>
+      <span class="correct" id="status_${id}" aria-describedby="input_${id}"><span class="sr">Status: </span>Correct</span>
     % elif status == 'incorrect':
-      <span class="incorrect" id="status_${id}">Incorrect</span>
+      <span class="incorrect" id="status_${id}" aria-describedby="input_${id}"><span class="sr">Status: </span>Incorrect</span>
     % elif status == 'queued':
-      <span class="processing" id="status_${id}">Queued</span>
+      <span class="processing" id="status_${id}" aria-describedby="input_${id}"><span class="sr">Status: </span>Queued</span>
       <span style="display:none;" class="xqueue" id="${id}" >${queue_len}</span>
     % endif