diff --git a/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission.component.spec.ts b/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission.component.spec.ts
index 97b077b1aef..925f9488a9a 100644
--- a/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission.component.spec.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import {
 import { ScrollToService } from '@nicky-lenaers/ngx-scroll-to';
 
 import { HostWindowService } from '../../shared/host-window.service';
+import { LiveRegionService } from '../../shared/live-region/live-region.service';
+import { getLiveRegionServiceStub } from '../../shared/live-region/live-region.service.stub';
 import { UploaderComponent } from '../../shared/upload/uploader/uploader.component';
 import { MyDSpaceNewSubmissionComponent } from './my-dspace-new-submission.component';
 import { getMockEntityTypeService } from './my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown.component.spec';
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ describe('MyDSpaceNewSubmissionComponent test', () => {
         { provide: CookieService, useValue: new CookieServiceMock() },
         { provide: HostWindowService, useValue: new HostWindowServiceStub(800) },
         { provide: EntityTypeDataService, useValue: getMockEntityTypeService() },
+        { provide: LiveRegionService, useValue: getLiveRegionServiceStub() },
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
     }).compileComponents();
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.html
index c4c1d79c294..1a14469a2e0 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.html
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@
         <div [id]="id + '_errors'"
           [ngClass]="[getClass('element', 'errors'), getClass('grid', 'errors')]">
           @for (message of errorMessages; track message) {
-            <small class="invalid-feedback d-block">{{ message | translate: model.validators }}</small>
+            <small class="invalid-feedback d-block"
+               aria-required="true"
+               aria-invalid="true"
+               [attr.aria-describedby]="'label_' + model.id"
+               aria-live="assertive"
+          >{{ message | translate: model.validators }}</small>
           }
         </div>
       }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.spec.ts
index 60a61584d22..debbaa0340e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.spec.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ import { of } from 'rxjs';
 import { environment } from '../../../../../environments/environment';
 import { SubmissionService } from '../../../../submission/submission.service';
 import { SubmissionObjectService } from '../../../../submission/submission-object.service';
+import { LiveRegionService } from '../../../live-region/live-region.service';
+import { getLiveRegionServiceStub } from '../../../live-region/live-region.service.stub';
 import { SelectableListService } from '../../../object-list/selectable-list/selectable-list.service';
 import { FormBuilderService } from '../form-builder.service';
 import { DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent } from './ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component';
@@ -238,6 +240,7 @@ describe('DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent test suite', () => {
         { provide: APP_CONFIG, useValue: environment },
         { provide: APP_DATA_SERVICES_MAP, useValue: {} },
         { provide: DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_MAP_FN, useValue: dsDynamicFormControlMapFn },
+        { provide: LiveRegionService, useValue: getLiveRegionServiceStub() },
       ],
       schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA],
     }).compileComponents().then(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.ts
index 426560ca2e7..2540b7570c5 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   DoCheck,
   EventEmitter,
   Inject,
+  inject,
   Input,
   OnChanges,
   OnDestroy,
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   ViewContainerRef,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {
+  AbstractControl,
   FormsModule,
   ReactiveFormsModule,
   UntypedFormArray,
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ import {
 import { AppState } from '../../../../app.reducer';
 import { SubmissionService } from '../../../../submission/submission.service';
 import { SubmissionObjectService } from '../../../../submission/submission-object.service';
+import { LiveRegionService } from '../../../live-region/live-region.service';
 import { SelectableListState } from '../../../object-list/selectable-list/selectable-list.reducer';
 import { SelectableListService } from '../../../object-list/selectable-list/selectable-list.service';
 import { FormBuilderService } from '../form-builder.service';
@@ -191,6 +194,8 @@ export class DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent extends DynamicFormControlCo
     return this.dynamicFormControlFn(this.model);
   }
 
+  private readonly liveRegionService = inject(LiveRegionService);
+
   constructor(
     protected componentFactoryResolver: ComponentFactoryResolver,
     protected dynamicFormComponentService: DynamicFormComponentService,
@@ -347,6 +352,31 @@ export class DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent extends DynamicFormControlCo
     if (this.showErrorMessages) {
       this.destroyFormControlComponent();
       this.createFormControlComponent();
+      this.announceErrorMessages();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Announce error messages to the user
+   */
+  announceErrorMessages() {
+    const numberOfInvalidInputs = this.getNumberOfInvalidInputs() ?? 1;
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      this.errorMessages.forEach((errorMsg) => {
+        // set timer based on the number of the invalid inputs
+        this.liveRegionService.setMessageTimeOutMs(numberOfInvalidInputs * 3500);
+        const message = this.translateService.instant(errorMsg);
+        this.liveRegionService.addMessage(message);
+      });
+    }, 14000);// wait for the general deposit alert to be announced
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the number of invalid inputs in the formGroup
+   */
+  private getNumberOfInvalidInputs(): number {
+    if (this.formGroup && this.formGroup.controls) {
+      return Object.values(this.formGroup.controls).filter((control: AbstractControl) => control.invalid).length;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/array-group/dynamic-form-array.component.scss b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/array-group/dynamic-form-array.component.scss
index 0005f20dfce..8e30a0a0af2 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/array-group/dynamic-form-array.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/array-group/dynamic-form-array.component.scss
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     }
 
     .drag-icon {
-        visibility: hidden;
         width: calc(2 * var(--bs-spacer));
         color: var(--bs-gray-600);
         margin: var(--bs-btn-padding-y) 0;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/date-picker/date-picker.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/date-picker/date-picker.component.html
index 5faf188165d..5d38f9e9084 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/date-picker/date-picker.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/date-picker/date-picker.component.html
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 <div>
-  <fieldset class="d-flex">
+  <fieldset class="d-flex justify-content-start flex-wrap gap-2">
     @if (!model.repeatable) {
       <legend [id]="'legend_' + model.id" [ngClass]="[getClass('element', 'label'), getClass('grid', 'label')]">
-        {{model.placeholder}} @if (model.required) {
-        <span>*</span>
-      }
-    </legend>
-  }
+        {{ model.placeholder }}
+        @if (model.required) {
+          <span>*</span>
+        }
+      </legend>
+    }
   <ds-number-picker
     tabindex="0"
     [id]="model.id + '_year'"
@@ -19,28 +20,30 @@
     [value]="year"
     [invalid]="showErrorMessages"
     [placeholder]="'form.date-picker.placeholder.year' | translate"
+    [widthClass]="'four-digits'"
     (blur)="onBlur($event)"
     (change)="onChange($event)"
     (focus)="onFocus($event)"
   ></ds-number-picker>
 
-  <ds-number-picker
+  <ds-number-picker class="date-month"
     tabindex="0"
     [id]="model.id + '_month'"
     [min]="minMonth"
     [max]="maxMonth"
     [name]="'month'"
-    [size]="6"
+    [size]="2"
     [(ngModel)]="initialMonth"
     [value]="month"
     [placeholder]="'form.date-picker.placeholder.month' | translate"
     [disabled]="!year || model.disabled"
+    [widthClass]="'two-digits'"
     (blur)="onBlur($event)"
     (change)="onChange($event)"
     (focus)="onFocus($event)"
   ></ds-number-picker>
 
-  <ds-number-picker
+  <ds-number-picker class="date-day"
     tabindex="0"
     [id]="model.id + '_day'"
     [min]="minDay"
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@
     [value]="day"
     [placeholder]="'form.date-picker.placeholder.day' | translate"
     [disabled]="!month || model.disabled"
+    [widthClass]="'two-digits'"
     (blur)="onBlur($event)"
     (change)="onChange($event)"
     (focus)="onFocus($event)"
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/relation-group/dynamic-relation-group.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/relation-group/dynamic-relation-group.component.spec.ts
index 90ebe697882..abba5700569 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/relation-group/dynamic-relation-group.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/relation-group/dynamic-relation-group.component.spec.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { environment } from '../../../../../../../environments/environment.test';
 import { SubmissionService } from '../../../../../../submission/submission.service';
 import { SubmissionObjectService } from '../../../../../../submission/submission-object.service';
+import { LiveRegionService } from '../../../../../live-region/live-region.service';
+import { getLiveRegionServiceStub } from '../../../../../live-region/live-region.service.stub';
 import { Chips } from '../../../../chips/models/chips.model';
 import { FormComponent } from '../../../../form.component';
 import { FormService } from '../../../../form.service';
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ describe('DsDynamicRelationGroupComponent test suite', () => {
         { provide: APP_CONFIG, useValue: environment },
         { provide: APP_DATA_SERVICES_MAP, useValue: {} },
         { provide: DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_MAP_FN, useValue: dsDynamicFormControlMapFn },
+        { provide: LiveRegionService, useValue: getLiveRegionServiceStub() },
       ],
       schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA],
     })
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/form.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/form.component.html
index 46623e73d36..304f2cf14c6 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/form.component.html
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
           <div
             class="col-2 d-flex flex-column justify-content-sm-start align-items-end">
             <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" role="button"
-              title="{{'form.remove' | translate}}"
-              [attr.aria-label]="'form.remove' | translate"
+                    title="{{('form.remove' | translate) + ' ' + (context.label ?? context.name) + ' ' + index}}"
+                    [attr.aria-label]="('form.remove' | translate) + ' ' + (context.label ?? context.name) + ' ' + index"
               (click)="removeItem($event, context, index)">
               <span><i class="fas fa-trash" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
             </button>
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
           <div class="clearfix ps-4 w-100">
             <div class="btn-group" role="group">
               <button type="button" role="button" class="ds-form-add-more btn btn-link"
-                title="{{'form.add' | translate}}"
-                attr.aria-label="{{'form.add' | translate}}"
+                    title="{{('form.add' | translate) + ' ' + (context.label ?? context.name)}}"
+                    [attr.aria-label]="('form.add' | translate ) + ' ' + (context.label ?? context.name)"
                 (click)="insertItem($event, group.context, group.context.groups.length)">
                 <span><i class="fas fa-plus"></i> {{'form.add' | translate}}</span>
               </button>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/number-picker/number-picker.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/number-picker/number-picker.component.html
index 6d8aeb7b9d9..807bb0acf13 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/number-picker/number-picker.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/number-picker/number-picker.component.html
@@ -1,38 +1,46 @@
-<div class="d-flex flex-column align-items-center justify-content-around me-3">
-    <button
-      class="btn btn-link-focus"
-      type="button"
-      tabindex="0"
-      [dsBtnDisabled]="disabled"
-      (click)="toggleUp()">
+<div class="d-flex flex-column align-items-center">
+  <label class="ml-n3" [for]="id">{{'form.number-picker.label.' + placeholder | translate }}</label>
+  <div class="d-flex flex-column align-items-stretch justify-content-around position-relative">
+    <button id="increment-{{id}}"
+            class="btn btn-link-focus btn-date ml-2"
+            type="button"
+            tabindex="0"
+            [dsBtnDisabled]="disabled"
+            (click)="toggleUp()"
+            title="{{'form.number-picker.increment' | translate: {field: placeholder} }}"
+            [attr.aria-label]="'form.number-picker.increment' | translate: {field: placeholder}">
       <span class="chevron"></span>
       <span class="sr-only">{{'form.number-picker.increment' | translate: {field: name} }}</span>
     </button>
     <input
-      id="{{id}}"
-      type="text"
-      class="form-control d-inline-block text-center"
-      maxlength="{{size}}"
-      size="{{size}}"
-      placeholder="{{placeholder}}"
-      [name]="name"
-      [(ngModel)]="value"
-      (blur)="onBlur($event); $event.stopPropagation();"
-      (change)="update($event); $event.stopPropagation();"
-      (focus)="onFocus($event); $event.stopPropagation();"
-      [readonly]="disabled"
-      [disabled]="disabled"
-      [ngClass]="{'is-invalid': invalid}"
-      title="{{placeholder}}"
-      [attr.aria-label]="placeholder"
+        id="{{id}}"
+        type="text"
+        class="form-control d-inline-block text-center {{ widthClass }}"
+        maxlength="{{size}}"
+        size="{{size}}"
+        [name]="name"
+        [(ngModel)]="value"
+        (blur)="onBlur($event); $event.stopPropagation();"
+        (change)="update($event); $event.stopPropagation();"
+        (focus)="onFocus($event); $event.stopPropagation();"
+        [readonly]="disabled"
+        [disabled]="disabled"
+        [ngClass]="{'is-invalid': invalid}"
+        placeholder="{{'form.number-picker.label.' + placeholder | translate }}"
+        title="{{'form.number-picker.label.' + placeholder | translate}}"
+        [attr.aria-labelledby]="id + ' increment-' + id + ' decrement-' + id"
     >
-    <button
-      class="btn btn-link-focus"
-      type="button"
-      tabindex="0"
-      [dsBtnDisabled]="disabled"
-      (click)="toggleDown()">
-      <span class="chevron bottom"></span>
-      <span class="sr-only">{{'form.number-picker.decrement' | translate: {field: name} }}</span>
-    </button>
+
+        <button id="decrement-{{id}}"
+                class="btn btn-link-focus btn-date ml-2"
+                type="button"
+                tabindex="0"
+                [dsBtnDisabled]="disabled"
+                (click)="toggleDown()"
+                title="{{'form.number-picker.decrement' | translate: {field: placeholder} }}"
+                [attr.aria-label]="'form.number-picker.decrement' | translate: {field: placeholder}">
+            <span class="chevron bottom"></span>
+            <span class="sr-only">{{'form.number-picker.decrement' | translate: {field: name} }}</span>
+        </button>
+  </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/number-picker/number-picker.component.scss b/src/app/shared/form/number-picker/number-picker.component.scss
index 0b4e7ac5694..6f7ae8d7e0b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/number-picker/number-picker.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/number-picker/number-picker.component.scss
@@ -4,24 +4,32 @@
 
 .chevron::before {
   border-style: solid;
-  border-width: 0.29em 0.29em 0 0;
+  border-width: 0.19em 0.19em 0 0;
   content: '';
   display: inline-block;
   height: 0.69em;
-  left: 0.05em;
   position: relative;
-  top: 0.15em;
+  top: -0.15rem;
   transform: rotate(-45deg);
   vertical-align: middle;
   width: 0.71em;
 }
 .chevron.bottom:before {
-  top: -.3em;
+  top: -.45em;
   transform: rotate(135deg);
 }
 
-input {
-  max-width: 80px !important;
+.btn-date {
+  max-height: 1.1rem;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+.four-digits {
+  width: 90px;
+}
+
+.two-digits {
+  width: 80px;
 }
 
 .btn-link-focus {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/number-picker/number-picker.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/number-picker/number-picker.component.ts
index ef5251b66de..e03da762fe1 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/number-picker/number-picker.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/number-picker/number-picker.component.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export class NumberPickerComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit, ControlValueAcc
   @Input() disabled: boolean;
   @Input() invalid: boolean;
   @Input() value: number;
+  @Input() widthClass: 'four-digits' | 'two-digits' | undefined;
 
   @Output() selected = new EventEmitter<number>();
   @Output() remove = new EventEmitter<number>();
diff --git a/src/app/shared/resource-policies/form/resource-policy-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/resource-policies/form/resource-policy-form.component.spec.ts
index 16ecb4c77d8..16d93ce59c6 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/resource-policies/form/resource-policy-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/resource-policies/form/resource-policy-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ import { FormBuilderService } from '../../form/builder/form-builder.service';
 import { FormComponent } from '../../form/form.component';
 import { FormService } from '../../form/form.service';
 import { getMockFormService } from '../../form/testing/form-service.mock';
+import { LiveRegionService } from '../../live-region/live-region.service';
+import { getLiveRegionServiceStub } from '../../live-region/live-region.service.stub';
 import {
   ResourcePolicyEvent,
   ResourcePolicyFormComponent,
@@ -235,6 +237,7 @@ describe('ResourcePolicyFormComponent test suite', () => {
         { provide: APP_DATA_SERVICES_MAP, useValue: {} },
         { provide: DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_MAP_FN, useValue: dsDynamicFormControlMapFn },
         provideMockStore({}),
+        { provide: LiveRegionService, useValue: getLiveRegionServiceStub() },
       ],
       schemas: [
         NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA,
diff --git a/src/app/shared/upload/uploader/uploader.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/upload/uploader/uploader.component.spec.ts
index 22bb989ffcb..b7a8b74eb42 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/upload/uploader/uploader.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/upload/uploader/uploader.component.spec.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ import { createTestComponent } from '@dspace/core/testing/utils.test';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { FileUploadModule } from 'ng2-file-upload';
 
+import { LiveRegionService } from '../../live-region/live-region.service';
+import { getLiveRegionServiceStub } from '../../live-region/live-region.service.stub';
 import { UploaderComponent } from './uploader.component';
 import { UploaderOptions } from './uploader-options.model';
 
-describe('Chips component', () => {
+describe('Uploader component', () => {
 
   let testComp: TestComponent;
   let testFixture: ComponentFixture<TestComponent>;
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ describe('Chips component', () => {
         DragService,
         { provide: HttpXsrfTokenExtractor, useValue: new HttpXsrfTokenExtractorMock('mock-token') },
         { provide: CookieService, useValue: new CookieServiceMock() },
+        { provide: LiveRegionService, useValue: getLiveRegionServiceStub() },
       ],
       schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA],
     });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/upload/uploader/uploader.component.ts b/src/app/shared/upload/uploader/uploader.component.ts
index beefa058b8e..d04e0b56300 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/upload/uploader/uploader.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/upload/uploader/uploader.component.ts
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@ import {
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import uniqueId from 'lodash/uniqueId';
 import {
+  FileItem,
   FileUploader,
   FileUploadModule,
 } from 'ng2-file-upload';
 import { of } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { BtnDisabledDirective } from '../../btn-disabled.directive';
+import { LiveRegionService } from '../../live-region/live-region.service';
 import { UploaderOptions } from './uploader-options.model';
 import { UploaderProperties } from './uploader-properties.model';
 
@@ -112,6 +114,17 @@ export class UploaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
   public isOverBaseDropZone = of(false);
   public isOverDocumentDropZone = of(false);
 
+  /**
+   * Set of progress values that have been announced to screen readers
+   */
+  private announcedProgress: Set<number> = new Set();
+
+  /**
+   * The uuid of the last progress message announced to screen readers
+   * @private
+   */
+  private lastProgressMessageUuid: string;
+
   @HostListener('window:dragover', ['$event'])
   onDragOver(event: any) {
 
@@ -129,6 +142,7 @@ export class UploaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
     private dragService: DragService,
     private tokenExtractor: HttpXsrfTokenExtractor,
     private cookieService: CookieService,
+    private liveRegionService: LiveRegionService,
   ) {
   }
 
@@ -216,7 +230,28 @@ export class UploaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
       this.uploader.cancelAll();
     };
     this.uploader.onProgressAll = () => this.onProgress();
-    this.uploader.onProgressItem = () => this.onProgress();
+    // Live region service setup
+    this.liveRegionService.setMessageTimeOutMs(1500);
+    this.liveRegionService.clear();
+    this.uploader.onProgressItem = (fileItem: FileItem, progress: any) => {
+      this.announceProgress(progress);
+      this.onProgress();
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Announce the progress of the upload to screen readers
+   * @param progress
+   */
+  private announceProgress(progress: any) {
+    if (!this.announcedProgress.has(progress)) {
+      this.announcedProgress.add(progress);
+      const message = progress + '%';
+      if (this.lastProgressMessageUuid) {
+        this.liveRegionService.clearMessageByUUID(this.lastProgressMessageUuid);
+      }
+      this.lastProgressMessageUuid = this.liveRegionService.addMessage(message);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/footer/submission-form-footer.component.html b/src/app/submission/form/footer/submission-form-footer.component.html
index 671888e8242..cf22b0c3a48 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/footer/submission-form-footer.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/footer/submission-form-footer.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @if (!!submissionId) {
-  <div class="d-flex flex-row gap-1 justify-content-between">
-    <div class="flex-grow-0">
+  <div class="d-flex flex-row gap-1 justify-content-between flex-sm-row flex-column">
+    <div class="flex-grow-0 align-self-center">
       @if ((showDepositAndDiscard | async)) {
         <button
           type="button"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         </button>
       }
     </div>
-    <div class="text-end d-flex justify-content-end align-items-center">
+    <div class="text-end d-flex justify-content-end align-items-center flex-sm-row flex-column">
       @if ((hasUnsavedModification | async) !== true && (processingSaveStatus | async) !== true && (processingDepositStatus | async) !== true) {
         <span>
           <i class="fas fa-check-circle"></i> {{'submission.general.info.saved' | translate}}
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
           </div>
         </div>
       }
-      <div class="ms-2 space-children-mr">
+      <div class="ms-2 space-children-mr d-flex flex-sm-row flex-column gap-1">
         <button type="button"
           class="btn btn-secondary"
           id="save"
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/license/section-license.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/license/section-license.component.spec.ts
index cc7912f2b20..74e3009d153 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/license/section-license.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/license/section-license.component.spec.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ import { FormComponent } from '../../../shared/form/form.component';
 import { FormService } from '../../../shared/form/form.service';
 import { getMockFormOperationsService } from '../../../shared/form/testing/form-operations-service.mock';
 import { getMockFormService } from '../../../shared/form/testing/form-service.mock';
+import { LiveRegionService } from '../../../shared/live-region/live-region.service';
+import { getLiveRegionServiceStub } from '../../../shared/live-region/live-region.service.stub';
 import { SubmissionService } from '../../submission.service';
 import { SubmissionObjectService } from '../../submission-object.service';
 import {
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ describe('SubmissionSectionLicenseComponent test suite', () => {
         },
         { provide: XSRFService, useValue: {} },
         SubmissionSectionLicenseComponent,
+        { provide: LiveRegionService, useValue: getLiveRegionServiceStub() },
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
     }).compileComponents().then();
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/section-upload-file.component.html b/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/section-upload-file.component.html
index 1cb6aa12ca3..c1cdf266aaf 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/section-upload-file.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/section-upload-file.component.html
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@
             <i class="fa fa-download fa-2x text-normal" aria-hidden="true"></i>
           </ds-file-download-link>
           <button class="btn btn-link-focus"
-            [attr.aria-label]="'submission.sections.upload.edit.title' | translate"
-            title="{{ 'submission.sections.upload.edit.title' | translate }}"
+                  attr.aria-label="{{'submission.sections.upload.edit.title' | translate}} {{fileName}}"
+                  title="{{ 'submission.sections.upload.edit.title' | translate }} {{fileName}}"
             (click)="$event.preventDefault();editBitstreamData();">
             <i class="fa fa-edit fa-2x text-normal"></i>
           </button>
           <button class="btn btn-link-focus"
-            [attr.aria-label]="'submission.sections.upload.delete.confirm.title' | translate"
-            title="{{ 'submission.sections.upload.delete.confirm.title' | translate }}"
+            attr.aria-label="{{'submission.sections.upload.delete.confirm.title' | translate}} {{fileName}}"
+                  title="{{ 'submission.sections.upload.delete.confirm.title' | translate }} {{fileName}}"
             [dsBtnDisabled]="(processingDelete$ | async)"
             (click)="$event.preventDefault();confirmDelete(content);">
             @if ((processingDelete$ | async)) {
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index c0b620d24d7..99e1e256fe9 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -2099,6 +2099,12 @@
 
   "form.number-picker.increment": "Increment {{field}}",
 
+  "form.number-picker.label.Year": "Year",
+
+  "form.number-picker.label.Month": "Month",
+
+  "form.number-picker.label.Day": "Day",
+
   "form.repeatable.sort.tip": "Drop the item in the new position",
 
   "grant-deny-request-copy.deny": "Deny access request",