diff --git a/Michelf/MarkdownExtra.php b/Michelf/MarkdownExtra.php
index b7e5f5a..c1cf8b1 100644
--- a/Michelf/MarkdownExtra.php
+++ b/Michelf/MarkdownExtra.php
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ class MarkdownExtra extends \Michelf\Markdown {
 	/**
 	 * After parsing, the HTML for the list of footnotes appears here.
 	 * This is available only if $omit_footnotes == true.
+	 *
+	 * Note: when placing the content of `footnotes_assembled` on the page,
+	 * consider adding the attribute `role="doc-endnotes"` to the `div` or
+	 * `section` that will enclose the list of footnotes so they are
+	 * reachable to accessibility tools the same way they would be with the
+	 * default HTML output.
 	 * @var null|string
 	 */
 	public $footnotes_assembled = null;
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 173421d..e7f5827 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ PHP Markdown, please visit [michelf.ca/donate].
 Version History
 ---------------
 
-Current
+Current Version
 
 *	Added configuration variable `omit_footnotes`. When `true` footnotes are not
 	appended at the end of the generated HTML and the `footnotes_assembled`
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ Current
 	moved somewhere else on the page.
 	(Thanks to James K. for the implementation.)
 
+	Note: when placing the content of `footnotes_assembled` on the page, consider
+	adding the attribute `role="doc-endnotes"` to the `<div>` or `<section>` that will
+	enclose the list of footnotes so they are reachable to accessibility tools the
+	same way they would be with the default HTML output.
+
 
 PHP Markdown Lib 1.8.0 (14 Jan 2018)