diff --git a/lms/static/js/student_account/views/RegisterView.js b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/RegisterView.js
index c0bb0337c7..034f113e55 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/student_account/views/RegisterView.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/RegisterView.js
@@ -327,8 +327,10 @@
                         error = isCheckbox ? '' : decisions.validation_decisions[name];
 
                     if (hasError && this.negativeValidationEnabled) {
+                        this.addValidationErrorMsgForScreenReader($el);
                         this.renderLiveValidationError($el, $label, $requiredTextLabel, $icon, $errorTip, error);
                     } else if (this.positiveValidationEnabled) {
+                        this.removeValidationErrorMsgForScreenReader($el);
                         this.renderLiveValidationSuccess($el, $label, $requiredTextLabel, $icon, $errorTip);
                     }
                 },
@@ -341,6 +343,16 @@
                     return $('#' + $el.attr('id') + '-validation-icon');
                 },
 
+                addValidationErrorMsgForScreenReader: function($el) {
+                    var $validation_node =  this.$form.find('#' + $el.attr('id') + '-validation-error');
+                    $validation_node.find('.sr-only').text('ERROR:');
+                },
+
+                removeValidationErrorMsgForScreenReader: function($el) {
+                    var $validation_node =  this.$form.find('#' + $el.attr('id') + '-validation-error');
+                    $validation_node.find('.sr-only').text('');
+                },
+
                 getErrorTip: function($el) {
                     return $('#' + $el.attr('id') + '-validation-error-msg');
                 },
diff --git a/lms/templates/student_account/form_field.underscore b/lms/templates/student_account/form_field.underscore
index 52a3f8af89..4fd26e7eb7 100644
--- a/lms/templates/student_account/form_field.underscore
+++ b/lms/templates/student_account/form_field.underscore
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
             <% }); %>
         </select>
         <span id="<%- form %>-<%- name %>-validation-error" class="tip error" aria-live="assertive">
-            <span class="sr-only">ERROR: </span>
+            <span class="sr-only"></span>
             <span id="<%- form %>-<%- name %>-validation-error-msg"></span>
         </span>
         <% if ( instructions ) { %> <span class="tip tip-input" id="<%- form %>-<%- name %>-desc"><%- instructions %></span><% } %>
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
             } %>
             <% if ( required ) { %> aria-required="true" required<% } %>></textarea>
         <span id="<%- form %>-<%- name %>-validation-error" class="tip error" aria-live="assertive">
-            <span class="sr-only">ERROR: </span>
+            <span class="sr-only"></span>
             <span id="<%- form %>-<%- name %>-validation-error-msg"></span>
         </span>
         <% if ( instructions ) { %> <span class="tip tip-input" id="<%- form %>-<%- name %>-desc"><%- instructions %></span><% } %>
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
         <% } %>
 
         <span id="<%- form %>-<%- name %>-validation-error" class="tip error" aria-live="assertive">
-            <span class="sr-only">ERROR: </span>
+            <span class="sr-only"></span>
             <span id="<%- form %>-<%- name %>-validation-error-msg"></span>
         </span>
         <% if ( instructions ) { %> <span class="tip tip-input" id="<%- form %>-<%- name %>-desc"><%- instructions %></span><% } %>