diff --git a/src/app/accessibility/accessibility-settings.service.spec.ts b/src/app/accessibility/accessibility-settings.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/app/accessibility/accessibility-settings.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,379 @@
+import {
+  AccessibilitySettingsService,
+  AccessibilitySetting,
+  AccessibilitySettings,
+  ACCESSIBILITY_SETTINGS_METADATA_KEY,
+  ACCESSIBILITY_COOKIE
+} from './accessibility-settings.service';
+import { CookieService } from '../core/services/cookie.service';
+import { AuthService } from '../core/auth/auth.service';
+import { EPersonDataService } from '../core/eperson/eperson-data.service';
+import { CookieServiceMock } from '../shared/mocks/cookie.service.mock';
+import { AuthServiceStub } from '../shared/testing/auth-service.stub';
+import { of } from 'rxjs';
+import { EPerson } from '../core/eperson/models/eperson.model';
+import { fakeAsync, flush } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$, createFailedRemoteDataObject$ } from '../shared/remote-data.utils';
+
+
+describe('accessibilitySettingsService', () => {
+  let service: AccessibilitySettingsService;
+  let cookieService: CookieServiceMock;
+  let authService: AuthServiceStub;
+  let ePersonService: EPersonDataService;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    cookieService = new CookieServiceMock();
+    authService = new AuthServiceStub();
+
+    ePersonService = jasmine.createSpyObj('ePersonService', {
+      createPatchFromCache: of([{
+        op: 'add',
+        value: null,
+      }]),
+      patch: of({}),
+    });
+
+    service = new AccessibilitySettingsService(
+      cookieService as unknown as CookieService,
+      authService as unknown as AuthService,
+      ePersonService,
+    );
+  });
+
+  describe('getALlAccessibilitySettingsKeys', () => {
+    it('should return an array containing all accessibility setting names', () => {
+      const settingNames: AccessibilitySetting[] = [
+        AccessibilitySetting.NotificationTimeOut,
+        AccessibilitySetting.LiveRegionTimeOut,
+      ];
+
+      expect(service.getAllAccessibilitySettingKeys()).toEqual(settingNames);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('get', () => {
+    it('should return the setting if it is set', () => {
+      const settings: AccessibilitySettings = {
+        notificationTimeOut: '1000',
+      };
+
+      service.getAll = jasmine.createSpy('getAll').and.returnValue(of(settings));
+
+      service.get(AccessibilitySetting.NotificationTimeOut, 'default').subscribe(value =>
+        expect(value).toEqual('1000')
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should return the default value if the setting is not set', () => {
+      const settings: AccessibilitySettings = {
+        notificationTimeOut: '1000',
+      };
+
+      service.getAll = jasmine.createSpy('getAll').and.returnValue(of(settings));
+
+      service.get(AccessibilitySetting.LiveRegionTimeOut, 'default').subscribe(value =>
+        expect(value).toEqual('default')
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getAsNumber', () => {
+    it('should return the setting as number if the value for the setting can be parsed to a number', () => {
+      service.get = jasmine.createSpy('get').and.returnValue(of('1000'));
+
+      service.getAsNumber(AccessibilitySetting.NotificationTimeOut).subscribe(value =>
+        expect(value).toEqual(1000)
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should return the default value if no value is set for the setting', () => {
+      service.get = jasmine.createSpy('get').and.returnValue(of(null));
+
+      service.getAsNumber(AccessibilitySetting.NotificationTimeOut, 123).subscribe(value =>
+        expect(value).toEqual(123)
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should return the default value if the value for the setting can not be parsed to a number', () => {
+      service.get = jasmine.createSpy('get').and.returnValue(of('text'));
+
+      service.getAsNumber(AccessibilitySetting.NotificationTimeOut, 123).subscribe(value =>
+        expect(value).toEqual(123)
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getAll', () => {
+    it('should attempt to get the settings from metadata first', () => {
+      service.getAllSettingsFromAuthenticatedUserMetadata =
+        jasmine.createSpy('getAllSettingsFromAuthenticatedUserMetadata').and.returnValue(of({ }));
+
+      service.getAll().subscribe();
+      expect(service.getAllSettingsFromAuthenticatedUserMetadata).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should attempt to get the settings from the cookie if the settings from metadata are empty', () => {
+      service.getAllSettingsFromAuthenticatedUserMetadata =
+        jasmine.createSpy('getAllSettingsFromAuthenticatedUserMetadata').and.returnValue(of({ }));
+
+      service.getAllSettingsFromCookie = jasmine.createSpy('getAllSettingsFromCookie').and.returnValue({ });
+
+      service.getAll().subscribe();
+      expect(service.getAllSettingsFromCookie).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should not attempt to get the settings from the cookie if the settings from metadata are not empty', () => {
+      const settings: AccessibilitySettings = {
+        notificationTimeOut: '1000',
+      };
+
+      service.getAllSettingsFromAuthenticatedUserMetadata =
+        jasmine.createSpy('getAllSettingsFromAuthenticatedUserMetadata').and.returnValue(of(settings));
+
+      service.getAllSettingsFromCookie = jasmine.createSpy('getAllSettingsFromCookie').and.returnValue({ });
+
+      service.getAll().subscribe();
+      expect(service.getAllSettingsFromCookie).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should return an empty object if both are empty', () => {
+      service.getAllSettingsFromAuthenticatedUserMetadata =
+        jasmine.createSpy('getAllSettingsFromAuthenticatedUserMetadata').and.returnValue(of({ }));
+
+      service.getAllSettingsFromCookie = jasmine.createSpy('getAllSettingsFromCookie').and.returnValue({ });
+
+      service.getAll().subscribe(value => expect(value).toEqual({}));
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getAllSettingsFromCookie', () => {
+    it('should retrieve the settings from the cookie', () => {
+      cookieService.get = jasmine.createSpy();
+
+      service.getAllSettingsFromCookie();
+      expect(cookieService.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ACCESSIBILITY_COOKIE);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getAllSettingsFromAuthenticatedUserMetadata', () => {
+    it('should retrieve all settings from the user\'s metadata', () => {
+      const settings = { 'liveRegionTimeOut': '1000' };
+
+      const user = new EPerson();
+      user.setMetadata(ACCESSIBILITY_SETTINGS_METADATA_KEY, null, JSON.stringify(settings));
+
+      authService.getAuthenticatedUserFromStoreIfAuthenticated =
+        jasmine.createSpy('getAuthenticatedUserFromStoreIfAuthenticated').and.returnValue(of(user));
+
+      service.getAllSettingsFromAuthenticatedUserMetadata().subscribe(value =>
+        expect(value).toEqual(settings)
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('set', () => {
+    it('should correctly update the chosen setting', () => {
+      service.updateSettings = jasmine.createSpy('updateSettings');
+
+      service.set(AccessibilitySetting.LiveRegionTimeOut, '500');
+      expect(service.updateSettings).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ liveRegionTimeOut: '500' });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('setSettings', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      service.setSettingsInCookie = jasmine.createSpy('setSettingsInCookie');
+    });
+
+    it('should attempt to set settings in metadata', () => {
+      service.setSettingsInAuthenticatedUserMetadata =
+        jasmine.createSpy('setSettingsInAuthenticatedUserMetadata').and.returnValue(of(false));
+
+      const settings: AccessibilitySettings = {
+        notificationTimeOut: '1000',
+      };
+
+      service.setSettings(settings).subscribe();
+      expect(service.setSettingsInAuthenticatedUserMetadata).toHaveBeenCalledWith(settings);
+    });
+
+    it('should set settings in cookie if metadata failed', () => {
+      service.setSettingsInAuthenticatedUserMetadata =
+        jasmine.createSpy('setSettingsInAuthenticatedUserMetadata').and.returnValue(of(false));
+
+      const settings: AccessibilitySettings = {
+        notificationTimeOut: '1000',
+      };
+
+      service.setSettings(settings).subscribe();
+      expect(service.setSettingsInCookie).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should not set settings in cookie if metadata succeeded', () => {
+      service.setSettingsInAuthenticatedUserMetadata =
+        jasmine.createSpy('setSettingsInAuthenticatedUserMetadata').and.returnValue(of(true));
+
+      const settings: AccessibilitySettings = {
+        notificationTimeOut: '1000',
+      };
+
+      service.setSettings(settings).subscribe();
+      expect(service.setSettingsInCookie).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should return \'metadata\' if settings are stored in metadata', () => {
+      service.setSettingsInAuthenticatedUserMetadata =
+        jasmine.createSpy('setSettingsInAuthenticatedUserMetadata').and.returnValue(of(true));
+
+      const settings: AccessibilitySettings = {
+        notificationTimeOut: '1000',
+      };
+
+      service.setSettings(settings).subscribe(value =>
+        expect(value).toEqual('metadata')
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should return \'cookie\' if settings are stored in cookie', () => {
+      service.setSettingsInAuthenticatedUserMetadata =
+        jasmine.createSpy('setSettingsInAuthenticatedUserMetadata').and.returnValue(of(false));
+
+      const settings: AccessibilitySettings = {
+        notificationTimeOut: '1000',
+      };
+
+      service.setSettings(settings).subscribe(value =>
+        expect(value).toEqual('cookie')
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('updateSettings', () => {
+    it('should call setSettings with the updated settings', () => {
+      const beforeSettings: AccessibilitySettings = {
+        notificationTimeOut: '1000',
+      };
+
+      service.getAll = jasmine.createSpy('getAll').and.returnValue(of(beforeSettings));
+      service.setSettings = jasmine.createSpy('setSettings').and.returnValue(of('cookie'));
+
+      const newSettings: AccessibilitySettings = {
+        liveRegionTimeOut: '2000',
+      };
+
+      const combinedSettings: AccessibilitySettings = {
+        notificationTimeOut: '1000',
+        liveRegionTimeOut: '2000',
+      };
+
+      service.updateSettings(newSettings).subscribe();
+      expect(service.setSettings).toHaveBeenCalledWith(combinedSettings);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('setSettingsInAuthenticatedUserMetadata', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      service.setSettingsInMetadata = jasmine.createSpy('setSettingsInMetadata').and.returnValue(of(null));
+    });
+
+    it('should store settings in metadata when the user is authenticated', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const user = new EPerson();
+      authService.getAuthenticatedUserFromStoreIfAuthenticated = jasmine.createSpy().and.returnValue(of(user));
+
+      service.setSettingsInAuthenticatedUserMetadata({}).subscribe();
+      flush();
+
+      expect(service.setSettingsInMetadata).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    }));
+
+    it('should emit false when the user is not authenticated', fakeAsync(() => {
+      authService.getAuthenticatedUserFromStoreIfAuthenticated = jasmine.createSpy().and.returnValue(of(null));
+
+      service.setSettingsInAuthenticatedUserMetadata({})
+        .subscribe(value => expect(value).toBeFalse());
+      flush();
+
+      expect(service.setSettingsInMetadata).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    }));
+  });
+
+  describe('setSettingsInMetadata', () => {
+    const ePerson = new EPerson();
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      ePerson.setMetadata = jasmine.createSpy('setMetadata');
+      ePerson.removeMetadata = jasmine.createSpy('removeMetadata');
+    });
+
+    it('should set the settings in metadata', () => {
+      service.setSettingsInMetadata(ePerson, { [AccessibilitySetting.LiveRegionTimeOut]: '500' }).subscribe();
+      expect(ePerson.setMetadata).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should remove the metadata when the settings are emtpy', () => {
+      service.setSettingsInMetadata(ePerson, {}).subscribe();
+      expect(ePerson.setMetadata).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(ePerson.removeMetadata).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should create a patch with the metadata changes', () => {
+      service.setSettingsInMetadata(ePerson, { [AccessibilitySetting.LiveRegionTimeOut]: '500' }).subscribe();
+      expect(ePersonService.createPatchFromCache).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should send the patch request', () => {
+      service.setSettingsInMetadata(ePerson, { [AccessibilitySetting.LiveRegionTimeOut]: '500' }).subscribe();
+      expect(ePersonService.patch).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should emit true when the update succeeded', fakeAsync(() => {
+      ePersonService.patch = jasmine.createSpy().and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({}));
+
+      service.setSettingsInMetadata(ePerson, { [AccessibilitySetting.LiveRegionTimeOut]: '500' })
+        .subscribe(value => {
+        expect(value).toBeTrue();
+      });
+
+      flush();
+    }));
+
+    it('should emit false when the update failed', fakeAsync(() => {
+      ePersonService.patch = jasmine.createSpy().and.returnValue(createFailedRemoteDataObject$());
+
+      service.setSettingsInMetadata(ePerson, { [AccessibilitySetting.LiveRegionTimeOut]: '500' })
+        .subscribe(value => {
+        expect(value).toBeFalse();
+      });
+
+      flush();
+    }));
+  });
+
+  describe('setSettingsInCookie', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      cookieService.set = jasmine.createSpy('set');
+      cookieService.remove = jasmine.createSpy('remove');
+    });
+
+    it('should store the settings in a cookie', () => {
+      service.setSettingsInCookie({ [AccessibilitySetting.LiveRegionTimeOut]: '500' });
+      expect(cookieService.set).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should remove the cookie when the settings are empty', () => {
+      service.setSettingsInCookie({});
+      expect(cookieService.set).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(cookieService.remove).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getInputType', () => {
+    it('should correctly return the input type', () => {
+      expect(service.getInputType(AccessibilitySetting.NotificationTimeOut)).toEqual('number');
+      expect(service.getInputType(AccessibilitySetting.LiveRegionTimeOut)).toEqual('number');
+      expect(service.getInputType('unknownValue' as AccessibilitySetting)).toEqual('text');
+    });
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/src/app/shared/testing/auth-service.stub.ts b/src/app/shared/testing/auth-service.stub.ts
index 7f3d040042..d150ac69f4 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/testing/auth-service.stub.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/testing/auth-service.stub.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ export class AuthServiceStub {
     return observableOf(EPersonMock);
   }
 
+  getAuthenticatedUserFromStoreIfAuthenticated(): Observable<EPerson> {
+    return observableOf(EPersonMock);
+  }
+
   public buildAuthHeader(token?: AuthTokenInfo): string {
     return `Bearer ${token ? token.accessToken : ''}`;
   }