diff --git a/packages/components/package.json b/packages/components/package.json
index 1e360b69..894cbc5a 100644
--- a/packages/components/package.json
+++ b/packages/components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@department-of-veterans-affairs/mobile-component-library",
-  "version": "0.21.1-alpha.9",
+  "version": "0.21.1-alpha.10",
   "description": "VA Design System Mobile Component Library",
   "main": "src/index.tsx",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/Snackbar/Snackbar.tsx b/packages/components/src/components/Snackbar/Snackbar.tsx
index c540ac0c..3d938009 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/Snackbar/Snackbar.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/Snackbar/Snackbar.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  AccessibilityInfo,
   Pressable,
   PressableStateCallbackType,
   Text,
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from 'react-native'
 import { ToastProps } from 'react-native-toast-notifications/lib/typescript/toast'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
-import React, { FC } from 'react'
+import React, { FC, useEffect } from 'react'
 
 import { Icon, IconProps } from '../Icon/Icon'
 import { Spacer } from '../Spacer/Spacer'
@@ -74,7 +75,10 @@ const SnackbarButton: FC<SnackbarButtonProps> = ({ text, onPress }) => {
   )
 }
 
-export type SnackbarProps = Omit<ToastProps, 'data'> & snackbarData
+export type SnackbarProps = Omit<ToastProps, 'data' | 'message'> &
+  snackbarData & {
+    message: string
+  }
 
 /**
  * To use SnackbarProvider, import SnackbarProvider in App.tsx (or similar foundational file) and
@@ -106,10 +110,18 @@ export const Snackbar: FC<SnackbarProps> = (toast) => {
   const fontScale = useWindowDimensions().fontScale
   const theme = useTheme()
   const { t } = useTranslation()
-  // const a11yAnnounce =
-  //   AccessibilityInfo.announceForAccessibility('Test announce two')
 
-  // useEffect(() => a11yAnnounce, [a11yAnnounce])
+  /**
+   * useEffect to handle announcing the Snackbar appearing to the screen reader
+   */
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Delay to prevent iOS from instantly refocusing the action prompting the Snackbar if synchronous
+    setTimeout(
+      () => AccessibilityInfo.announceForAccessibility(messageA11y || toast.message),
+      50,
+    )
+    // Empty dependency array so useEffect only runs on initial render
+  }, [])
 
   const helperText: TextStyle = {
     fontFamily: 'SourceSansPro-Regular',