diff --git a/change/react-native-windows-29f65fa8-43ca-4485-9da4-0168ac84cd17.json b/change/react-native-windows-29f65fa8-43ca-4485-9da4-0168ac84cd17.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..87a580ff0c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/react-native-windows-29f65fa8-43ca-4485-9da4-0168ac84cd17.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "prerelease",
+  "comment": "Fix announceForAccessibility",
+  "packageName": "react-native-windows",
+  "email": "34109996+chiaramooney@users.noreply.github.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Modules/AccessibilityInfoModule.cpp b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Modules/AccessibilityInfoModule.cpp
index a09dfe49deb..ee4e68f5674 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Modules/AccessibilityInfoModule.cpp
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Modules/AccessibilityInfoModule.cpp
@@ -41,27 +41,16 @@ void AccessibilityInfo::setAccessibilityFocus(double /*reactTag*/) noexcept {
 
 void AccessibilityInfo::announceForAccessibility(std::string announcement) noexcept {
   m_context.UIDispatcher().Post([context = m_context, announcement = std::move(announcement)] {
-    xaml::UIElement element{nullptr};
+    // Windows requires a specific element to announce from. Unfortunately the react-native API does not provide a tag
+    // So we need to add a temporary control to raise the notification event from.
 
-    // Windows requires a specific element to announce from.  Unfortunately the react-native API does not provide a tag
-    // So we need to find something to try to raise the notification event from
+    auto textBlock = xaml::Controls::TextBlock();
 
-    if (auto window = xaml::Window::Current()) {
-      element = window.Content();
-    }
-
-    if (!element && react::uwp::Is19H1OrHigher()) {
-      // XamlRoot added in 19H1
-      if (auto xamlRoot = React::XamlUIService::GetXamlRoot(context.Properties().Handle())) {
-        element = xamlRoot.Content();
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (!element) {
+    if (!textBlock) {
       return;
     }
 
-    auto peer = xaml::Automation::Peers::FrameworkElementAutomationPeer::FromElement(element);
+    auto peer = xaml::Automation::Peers::FrameworkElementAutomationPeer::FromElement(textBlock);
 
     if (!peer) {
       return;