diff --git a/src/common-components/funnel-footer/funnel-footer.vue b/src/common-components/funnel-footer/funnel-footer.vue
index 8892d70a1..360378455 100644
--- a/src/common-components/funnel-footer/funnel-footer.vue
+++ b/src/common-components/funnel-footer/funnel-footer.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
           © {{new Date().getFullYear()}} Safelite Group
         </div>
       </div>
-      <div class="row" :style="`padding-bottom: ${paddingHeight}px`">
+      <div class="row" :style="`padding-bottom: ${paddingHeight}px`" v-bind:role="roleAttr">
         <div class="col d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-around text-center">
           <textLink linkType="footer" text="Terms of use" href="https://www.safelite.com/terms-of-use" />
           <textLink linkType="footer" text="Privacy policy" href="https://www.safelite.com/safelite-group-privacy-policy" />
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export default {
     return {
       paddingHeight: 0,
       customButtontext: '',
+      roleAttr: '', 
     }
   },
   mounted() {
@@ -92,9 +93,12 @@ export default {
       this.$refs.buttonMain.removeLoader();
     },
     buttonClick() {
+      //prevent keyboard input after button click
       document.onkeydown = function (e) {
         return false;
       };
+      //this role is so that JAWS will not allow keyboard input after button clicked due to JAWS intercepting key presses
+      this.roleAttr = 'application'; 
       this.$emit("ForwardClicked");
     },
     linkClick() {