From w3c/aria#2577 (review):
[The polyfill] always uses a polite live region (rather than varying based on priority).
The polyfill should conform to this, from w3c/aria#2577’s CORE-AAM spec draft:
Let mapped_priority be Atk.Live.ATK_LIVE_ASSERTIVE if priority is "high", otherwise Atk.Live.ATK_LIVE_POLITE.
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Let mapped_priority be ATSPI_LIVE_ASSERTIVE if priority is "high", otherwise ATSPI_LIVE_POLITE.