Toasts, popups, confirmation dialogs, and live regions are part of every app and most websites. But toasts disappear too fast, dialogs steal focus at the wrong moment, and live regions might be talking your users' ears off. So how do you decide which interruption is the right one?

This talk is a practical decision framework for every kind of user notification: when to use which pattern, how to design them in a way that fits their purpose, and how to make sure they work for sighted, keyboard, and screen reader users alike. You'll walk away with a clear mental model for every notification pattern, including when it's best to say nothing.