diff --git a/UNRELEASED.md b/UNRELEASED.md
index fc3a890c486..5dc704d0c67 100644
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@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Use [the changelog guidelines](https://git.io/polaris-changelog-guidelines) to f
 - Fixed an accessibility issue in the `Collapsible` component example ([#1591](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/1591))
 - Added accessibility documentation for the `RangeSlider` component ([#1630](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/1630))
 - Added accessibility documentation for the `Collapsible` component ([#1631](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/1631))
+- Added accessibility documentation for the `ExceptionList` component ([#1635](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/1635))
 - Added accessibility documentation for the `KeyboardKey` component ([#1640](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/1640))
 
 ### Development workflow
diff --git a/src/components/ExceptionList/README.md b/src/components/ExceptionList/README.md
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@@ -92,3 +92,33 @@ Use icons to add clarity or assist in visualizing the meaning
 
 - To display an error at the top of a page, or to indicate multiple errors in a form, use the [banner](https://polaris.shopify.com/components/feedback-indicators/banner) component
 - Exceptions lists are often used in the [resource list](https://polaris.shopify.com/components/lists-and-tables/resource-list) component to display conditional content
+
+---
+
+## Accessibility
+
+<!-- content-for: android -->
+
+See Material Design and development documentation about accessibility for Android:
+
+- [Accessible design on Android](https://material.io/design/usability/accessibility.html)
+- [Accessible development on Android](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/accessibility/)
+
+<!-- /content-for -->
+
+<!-- content-for: ios -->
+
+See Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines and API documentation about accessibility for iOS:
+
+- [Accessible design on iOS](https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/ios/app-architecture/accessibility/)
+- [Accessible development on iOS](https://developer.apple.com/accessibility/ios/)
+
+<!-- /content-for -->
+
+<!-- content-for: web -->
+
+Items in an exception list are organized as list items (`<li>`) in an unordered list wrapper (`<ul>`), so they’re conveyed as a group of related elements to assistive technology users.
+
+Icons displayed with exception list items are meant to visually reinforce the adjacent information, not to convey information on their own. They are skipped by screen readers using `aria-hidden="true"`.
+
+<!-- /content-for -->