diff --git a/patches/0002-ns-implement-buffer-accessibility-element-core-proto.patch b/patches/0002-ns-implement-buffer-accessibility-element-core-proto.patch
index 6503541..0be0b10 100644
--- a/patches/0002-ns-implement-buffer-accessibility-element-core-proto.patch
+++ b/patches/0002-ns-implement-buffer-accessibility-element-core-proto.patch
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ diff --git a/src/nsterm.m b/src/nsterm.m
 index 852e7f9..3e1ac74 100644
 --- a/src/nsterm.m
 +++ b/src/nsterm.m
-@@ -7631,6 +7631,1129 @@ - (id)accessibilityTopLevelUIElement
+@@ -7631,6 +7631,1121 @@ - (id)accessibilityTopLevelUIElement
  
  @end
  
@@ -833,20 +833,12 @@ index 852e7f9..3e1ac74 100644
 +
 +  SET_PT_BOTH (charpos, CHAR_TO_BYTE (charpos));
 +
-+  /* Keep mark state aligned with requested selection range.  */
-+  if (range.length > 0)
-+    {
-+      ptrdiff_t mark_charpos = [self charposForAccessibilityIndex:
-+				       range.location + range.length];
-+      if (mark_charpos > BUF_ZV (b))
-+	mark_charpos = BUF_ZV (b);
-+      Fset_marker (BVAR (b, mark), make_fixnum (mark_charpos),
-+		   Fcurrent_buffer ());
-+      bset_mark_active (b, Qt);
-+    }
-+  else
-+    bset_mark_active (b, Qnil);
-+
++  /* Always deactivate mark: VoiceOver range.length is an internal
++     word boundary hint, not a text selection.  Activating the mark
++     makes accessibilitySelectedTextRange return a non-zero length,
++     which confuses VoiceOver into positioning its browse cursor at
++     the END of the selection instead of the start.  */
++  bset_mark_active (b, Qnil);
 +  unbind_to (count, Qnil);
 +
 +  /* Update cached state so the next notification cycle doesn't
diff --git a/patches/0003-ns-add-buffer-notification-dispatch-and-mode-line-el.patch b/patches/0003-ns-add-buffer-notification-dispatch-and-mode-line-el.patch
index 919818a..b2a107d 100644
--- a/patches/0003-ns-add-buffer-notification-dispatch-and-mode-line-el.patch
+++ b/patches/0003-ns-add-buffer-notification-dispatch-and-mode-line-el.patch
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ diff --git a/src/nsterm.m b/src/nsterm.m
 index 3e1ac74..d3015e2 100644
 --- a/src/nsterm.m
 +++ b/src/nsterm.m
-@@ -8758,6 +8758,605 @@ - (NSRect)accessibilityFrame
+@@ -8758,6 +8758,609 @@ - (NSRect)accessibilityFrame
  
  @end
  
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ index 3e1ac74..d3015e2 100644
 +     user expectation ("w" jumps to next word and reads it).  */
 +  BOOL isWordMove
 +    = (!markActive && !oldMarkActive
-+       && granularity
-+	  == ns_ax_text_selection_granularity_word);
++       && granularity == ns_ax_text_selection_granularity_word
++       && direction == ns_ax_text_selection_direction_discontiguous);
 +  if (isWordMove && cachedText)
 +    {
 +      NSCharacterSet *ws
@@ -191,7 +191,11 @@ index 3e1ac74..d3015e2 100644
 +	      NSString *word
 +		= [cachedText substringWithRange:
 +		     NSMakeRange (wstart, wend - wstart)];
-+	      word = [word stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet: ws];
++	      NSMutableCharacterSet *trims
++		= [ws mutableCopy];
++	      [trims formUnionWithCharacterSet:
++		  [NSCharacterSet punctuationCharacterSet]];
++	      word = [word stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:trims];
 +	      if ([word length] > 0)
 +		{
 +		  NSDictionary *annInfo = @{
diff --git a/patches/0008-ns-announce-child-frame-completion-candidates-for-Vo.patch b/patches/0008-ns-announce-child-frame-completion-candidates-for-Vo.patch
index 49202a5..457ee5f 100644
--- a/patches/0008-ns-announce-child-frame-completion-candidates-for-Vo.patch
+++ b/patches/0008-ns-announce-child-frame-completion-candidates-for-Vo.patch
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
 index 2b1f9e6..5766428 100644
 --- a/etc/NEWS
 +++ b/etc/NEWS
-@@ -4400,16 +4400,20 @@ allowing Emacs users access to speech recognition utilities.
+@@ -4400,16 +4400,19 @@ allowing Emacs users access to speech recognition utilities.
  Note: Accepting this permission allows the use of system APIs, which may
  send user data to Apple's speech recognition servers.
  
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ index 8d44b5f..29b646d 100644
        NSInteger direction = ns_ax_text_selection_direction_discontiguous;
        if (point > oldPoint)
  	direction = ns_ax_text_selection_direction_next;
-@@ -9488,6 +9670,41 @@ frameworks like Vertico bump BOTH BUF_MODIFF (via text property
+@@ -9488,6 +9670,36 @@ frameworks like Vertico bump BOTH BUF_MODIFF (via text property
  	  granularity = ns_ax_text_selection_granularity_line;
  	}
  
@@ -542,19 +542,14 @@ index 8d44b5f..29b646d 100644
 +      if (emacsMovedCursor && !isCtrlNP)
 +	direction = ns_ax_text_selection_direction_discontiguous;
 +
-+      /* Post FocusedUIElementChanged when Emacs moved the cursor
-+	 across a line boundary so VoiceOver re-anchors its browse
-+	 cursor at the new accessibilitySelectedTextRange.
-+	 SelectedTextChanged with discontiguous direction alone is
-+	 not sufficient; VoiceOver requires this notification to
-+	 re-query the focused element and update its internal
-+	 browse position.  */
-+      if (emacsMovedCursor
-+	  && granularity
-+	     == ns_ax_text_selection_granularity_line
-+	  && [self isAccessibilityFocused])
++      /* Post FocusedUIElementChanged on the containing NSView whenever
++	 Emacs moves the cursor independently of VoiceOver.  Posting on
++	 the view causes VoiceOver to re-query accessibilityFocusedUIElement
++	 and re-anchor its browse cursor at the new selection range, without
++	 re-announcing the element name.  Required for all granularities.  */
++      if (emacsMovedCursor && [self isAccessibilityFocused])
 +	ns_ax_post_notification (
-+	  self,
++	  self.emacsView,
 +	  NSAccessibilityFocusedUIElementChangedNotification);
 +
        /* Post notifications for focused and non-focused elements.  */