diff --git a/src/Draggable/Draggable.js b/src/Draggable/Draggable.js
index 84385bf9..cfc1b315 100644
--- a/src/Draggable/Draggable.js
+++ b/src/Draggable/Draggable.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {closest} from 'shared/utils';
 
-import {Accessibility, Mirror} from './Plugins';
+import {Accessibility, Mirror, Announcement} from './Plugins';
 
 import {
   MouseSensor,
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@ const onDragStop = Symbol('onDragStop');
 const onDragPressure = Symbol('onDragPressure');
 const getAppendableContainer = Symbol('getAppendableContainer');
 
+const defaultClasses = {
+  'container:dragging': 'draggable-container--is-dragging',
+  'source:dragging': 'draggable-source--is-dragging',
+  'source:placed': 'draggable-source--placed',
+  'container:placed': 'draggable-container--placed',
+  'body:dragging': 'draggable--is-dragging',
+  'draggable:over': 'draggable--over',
+  'container:over': 'draggable-container--over',
+  mirror: 'draggable-mirror',
+};
+
 const defaults = {
   draggable: '.draggable-source',
   handle: null,
@@ -43,16 +54,6 @@ const defaults = {
   placedTimeout: 800,
   plugins: [],
   sensors: [],
-  classes: {
-    'container:dragging': 'draggable-container--is-dragging',
-    'source:dragging': 'draggable-source--is-dragging',
-    'source:placed': 'draggable-source--placed',
-    'container:placed': 'draggable-container--placed',
-    'body:dragging': 'draggable--is-dragging',
-    'draggable:over': 'draggable--over',
-    'container:over': 'draggable-container--over',
-    mirror: 'draggable-mirror',
-  },
 };
 
 /**
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ export default class Draggable {
     document.addEventListener('drag:stop', this[onDragStop], true);
     document.addEventListener('drag:pressure', this[onDragPressure], true);
 
-    this.addPlugin(...[Mirror, Accessibility, ...this.options.plugins]);
+    this.addPlugin(...[Mirror, Accessibility, Announcement, ...this.options.plugins]);
     this.addSensor(...[MouseSensor, TouchSensor, ...this.options.sensors]);
 
     const draggableInitializedEvent = new DraggableInitializedEvent({
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ export default class Draggable {
    * @return {String|null}
    */
   getClassNameFor(name) {
-    return this.options.classes[name] || defaults.classes[name];
+    return (this.options.classes && this.options.classes[name]) || defaultClasses[name];
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/Draggable/Plugins/Announcement/Announcement.js b/src/Draggable/Plugins/Announcement/Announcement.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..923adf57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Draggable/Plugins/Announcement/Announcement.js
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+const onInitialize = Symbol('onInitialize');
+const onDestroy = Symbol('onDestroy');
+const announceEvent = Symbol('announceEvent');
+const announceMessage = Symbol('announceMessage');
+
+const ARIA_RELEVANT = 'aria-relevant';
+const ARIA_ATOMIC = 'aria-atomic';
+const ARIA_LIVE = 'aria-live';
+const ROLE = 'role';
+
+export const defaultOptions = {
+  expire: 7000,
+  'drag:start': 'Picked up draggable element',
+  'drag:stop': 'Dropped draggable element',
+};
+
+/**
+ * Announcement plugin
+ * @class Announcement
+ * @module Announcement
+ */
+export default class Announcement {
+
+  /**
+   * Announcement constructor.
+   * @constructs Announcement
+   * @param {Draggable} draggable - Draggable instance
+   */
+  constructor(draggable) {
+
+    /**
+     * Draggable instance
+     * @property draggable
+     * @type {Draggable}
+     */
+    this.draggable = draggable;
+
+    /**
+     * Plugin options
+     * @property options
+     * @type {Object}
+     */
+    this.options = {
+      ...defaultOptions,
+      ...this.getOptions(),
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Original draggable trigger method. Hack until we have onAll or on('all')
+     * @property originalTriggerMethod
+     * @type {Function}
+     */
+    this.originalTriggerMethod = this.draggable.trigger;
+
+    /**
+     * Live region element
+     * @property liveRegion
+     * @type {HTMLElement}
+     */
+    this.liveRegion = createRegion();
+
+    this[onInitialize] = this[onInitialize].bind(this);
+    this[onDestroy] = this[onDestroy].bind(this);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Attaches listeners to draggable
+   */
+  attach() {
+    this.draggable
+      .on('draggable:initialize', this[onInitialize]);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Detaches listeners from draggable
+   */
+  detach() {
+    this.draggable
+      .off('draggable:destroy', this[onDestroy]);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns passed in options
+   */
+  getOptions() {
+    return this.draggable.options.announcements || {};
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Announces event
+   * @private
+   * @param {AbstractEvent} event
+   */
+  [announceEvent](event) {
+    const message = this.options[event.type];
+
+    if (message && (typeof message === 'string')) {
+      this[announceMessage](message);
+    }
+
+    if (message && (typeof message === 'function')) {
+      this[announceMessage](message(event));
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Announces message to screen reader
+   * @private
+   * @param {String} message
+   */
+  [announceMessage](message) {
+    const element = document.createElement('div');
+    element.innerHTML = message;
+    this.liveRegion.appendChild(element);
+    return setTimeout(() => {
+      this.liveRegion.removeChild(element);
+    }, this.options.expire);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize hander
+   * @private
+   */
+  [onInitialize]() {
+    this.draggable.trigger = (event) => {
+      this[announceEvent](event);
+      this.originalTriggerMethod.call(this.draggable, event);
+    };
+
+    document.body.appendChild(this.liveRegion);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Destroy hander
+   * @private
+   */
+  [onDestroy]() {
+    this.draggable.trigger = this.originalTriggerMethod;
+    document.body.removeChild(this.liveRegion);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates region element
+ * @return {HTMLElement}
+ */
+function createRegion() {
+  const element = document.createElement('div');
+
+  element.setAttribute(ARIA_RELEVANT, 'additions');
+  element.setAttribute(ARIA_ATOMIC, 'false');
+  element.setAttribute(ARIA_LIVE, 'assertive');
+  element.setAttribute(ROLE, 'status');
+
+  element.style.position = 'fixed';
+  element.style.width = '1px';
+  element.style.height = '1px';
+  element.style.top = '-1px';
+  element.style.overflow = 'hidden';
+
+  return element;
+}
diff --git a/src/Draggable/Plugins/Announcement/README.md b/src/Draggable/Plugins/Announcement/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f72bb837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Draggable/Plugins/Announcement/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+## Announcement
+
+The Announcement plugin listens to _all_ draggable events and allows you to define announcements via options for events
+that are read back through a screen reader.
+
+### API
+
+**`new Announcement(draggable: Draggable): Announcement`**  
+To create an announcement plugin instance.
+
+### Options
+
+**`expire {Number}`**  
+How long messages should stay inside the live region (in milliseconds). Default: `7000`
+
+**`'drag:start' {String|Function:String}`**  
+Define an announcement on `drag:start`. Default: `Picked up draggable element`
+
+**`'drag:stop' {String|Function:String}`**  
+Define an announcement on `drag:stop`. Default: `Dropped draggable element`
+
+**`'sortable:sorted' {String|Function:String}`**  
+Define an announcement on `sortable:sorted`. No default
+
+**`'swappable:swapped' {String|Function:String}`**  
+Define an announcement on `swappable:swapped`. No default
+
+**`'droppable:dropped' {String|Function:String}`**  
+Define an announcement on `droppable:dropped`. No default
+
+_And any other events you can think of..._
+
+### Examples
+
+#### Static messages
+
+```js
+import {Sortable} from '@shopify/draggable';
+
+const announcements = {
+  'drag:start': 'Draggable element picked up',
+  'drag:stop': 'Draggable element dropped',
+  'sortable:stopped': 'Draggable elements swapped',
+}
+
+const sortable = new Sortable(document.querySelectorAll('ul'), {
+  draggable: 'li',
+  announcements,
+});
+```
+
+#### Dynamic messages
+
+```js
+import {Sortable} from '@shopify/draggable';
+
+const announcements = {
+  'drag:start': (dragEvent) => {
+    return `Picked up ${dragEvent.source.getAttribute('data-name')}`;
+  },
+
+  'drag:stop': (dragEvent) => {
+    return `Dropped ${dragEvent.source.getAttribute('data-name')}`
+  },
+
+  'sortable:sorted': (sortableEvent) => {
+    return `Sorted ${sortableEvent.dragEvent.source.getAttribute('data-name')} with ${sortableEvent.dragEvent.over.getAttribute('data-name')}`;
+  },
+}
+
+const sortable = new Sortable(document.querySelectorAll('ul'), {
+  draggable: 'li',
+  announcements,
+});
+```
diff --git a/src/Draggable/Plugins/Announcement/index.js b/src/Draggable/Plugins/Announcement/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e050bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Draggable/Plugins/Announcement/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import Announcement, {defaultOptions} from './Announcement';
+
+export default Announcement;
+export {defaultOptions};
diff --git a/src/Draggable/Plugins/Mirror/index.js b/src/Draggable/Plugins/Mirror/index.js
index e43bd7fd..421dc823 100644
--- a/src/Draggable/Plugins/Mirror/index.js
+++ b/src/Draggable/Plugins/Mirror/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import Mirror, {defaultOptions} from './Mirror';
 
 export default Mirror;
-export {
-  defaultOptions as defaultMirrorOption,
-};
+export {defaultOptions};
diff --git a/src/Draggable/Plugins/README.md b/src/Draggable/Plugins/README.md
index 3e6c495c..70ccf7c4 100644
--- a/src/Draggable/Plugins/README.md
+++ b/src/Draggable/Plugins/README.md
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ These plugins are included by draggable by default
 
 - (Accessibility)[Accessibility]
 - (Mirror)[Mirror]
+- (Announcement)[Announcement]
diff --git a/src/Draggable/Plugins/index.js b/src/Draggable/Plugins/index.js
index f886d4b6..fdfc3979 100644
--- a/src/Draggable/Plugins/index.js
+++ b/src/Draggable/Plugins/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
-import Mirror, {defaultMirrorOption} from './Mirror';
-import Accessibility from './Accessibility';
+export {
+  default as Announcement,
+  defaultOptions as defaultAnnouncementOptions,
+} from './Announcement';
+
+export {
+  default as Mirror,
+  defaultOptions as defaultMirrorOptions,
+} from './Mirror';
 
 export {
-  Mirror,
-  defaultMirrorOption,
-  Accessibility,
-};
+  default as Accessibility,
+} from './Accessibility';
diff --git a/src/Droppable/Droppable.js b/src/Droppable/Droppable.js
index e73df7dd..bc20891a 100644
--- a/src/Droppable/Droppable.js
+++ b/src/Droppable/Droppable.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const release = Symbol('release');
 const closestDroppable = Symbol('closestDroppable');
 const getDroppables = Symbol('getDroppables');
 
-const classes = {
+const defaultClasses = {
   'droppable:active': 'draggable-droppable--active',
   'droppable:occupied': 'draggable-droppable--occupied',
 };
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export default class Droppable extends Draggable {
    * @return {String|null}
    */
   getClassNameFor(name) {
-    return super.getClassNameFor(name) || classes[name];
+    return super.getClassNameFor(name) || defaultClasses[name];
   }
 
   /**