diff --git a/platform/platform-api/resources/messages/IdeBundle.properties b/platform/platform-api/resources/messages/IdeBundle.properties
index c113c0bc0d54..320110ff8745 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/resources/messages/IdeBundle.properties
+++ b/platform/platform-api/resources/messages/IdeBundle.properties
@@ -1015,6 +1015,7 @@ whats.new.timeout.message=The content for this page cannot be loaded. Please che
 whats.new.timeout.action=You can <a href="{0}" class="link" target="_blank">open this page in browser</a> or try again later.
 # 0 - IDE name (e.g. "IntelliJ IDEA"), 1 - IDE version (e.g. "2020.3")
 whats.new.notification.text={0} {1} est arriv\u00E9!
+whats.new.notification.text.regular.language={0} {1} has arrived!
 whats.new.notification.action=See what's new
 
 diff.dialog.title=Diff Between ''{0}'' and ''{1}''
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/WhatsNewAction.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/WhatsNewAction.java
index 9c132cc18916..d5d2151f0295 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/WhatsNewAction.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/WhatsNewAction.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import com.intellij.util.Urls;
 import com.intellij.util.system.CpuArch;
 import com.intellij.util.system.OS;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.StartupUiUtil;
+import com.intellij.util.ui.accessibility.ScreenReader;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ public final class WhatsNewAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
     }
 
     var project = e.getProject();
-    if (project != null && JBCefApp.isSupported()) {
+    if (project != null && JBCefApp.isSupported() && !ScreenReader.isActive()) {
       openWhatsNewPage(project, url, false);
     }
     else {
@@ -78,11 +79,16 @@ public final class WhatsNewAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
 
   @ApiStatus.Internal
   public static void openWhatsNewPage(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull String url, boolean onUpgrade) {
-    if (!JBCefApp.isSupported()) {
+    if (!JBCefApp.isSupported() ||
+        // JCEF is not accessible for screen readers (IJPL-59438), so also fallback to the notification
+        ScreenReader.isActive()) {
       var name = ApplicationNamesInfo.getInstance().getFullProductName();
       var version = ApplicationInfo.getInstance().getShortVersion();
+      String notificationText =
+        IdeBundle.message(ScreenReader.isActive() ? "whats.new.notification.text.regular.language" : "whats.new.notification.text", name,
+                          version);
       UpdateChecker.getNotificationGroupForIdeUpdateResults()
-        .createNotification(IdeBundle.message("whats.new.notification.text", name, version), NotificationType.INFORMATION)
+        .createNotification(notificationText, NotificationType.INFORMATION)
         .setIcon(AllIcons.Nodes.PpWeb)
         .setDisplayId("ide.whats.new")
         .addAction(NotificationAction.createSimpleExpiring(IdeBundle.message("whats.new.notification.action"), () -> BrowserUtil.browse(url)))
diff --git a/platform/whatsNew/src/com/intellij/platform/whatsNew/WhatsNewContent.kt b/platform/whatsNew/src/com/intellij/platform/whatsNew/WhatsNewContent.kt
index 6a5b08467db2..34fd2a29b3e0 100644
--- a/platform/whatsNew/src/com/intellij/platform/whatsNew/WhatsNewContent.kt
+++ b/platform/whatsNew/src/com/intellij/platform/whatsNew/WhatsNewContent.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import com.intellij.ui.jcef.JBCefApp
 import com.intellij.util.application
 import com.intellij.util.io.DigestUtil
 import com.intellij.util.ui.StartupUiUtil
+import com.intellij.util.ui.accessibility.ScreenReader
 import kotlinx.coroutines.DelicateCoroutinesApi
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
@@ -38,7 +39,9 @@ import java.net.URL
 internal abstract class WhatsNewContent() {
   companion object {
     suspend fun getWhatsNewContent(): WhatsNewContent? {
-      return if (WhatsNewInVisionContentProvider.getInstance().isAvailable()) {
+      return if (WhatsNewInVisionContentProvider.getInstance().isAvailable() &&
+                 // JCEF is not accessible for screen readers (IJPL-59438), so also need to open the page in the browser
+                 !ScreenReader.isActive()) {
         val provider = WhatsNewInVisionContentProvider.getInstance()
         WhatsNewVisionContent(provider, provider.getContent().entities.first())
       } else {