diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5290488..1b51151 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ The following attributes, set within *contentObjects.json*, configure the defaul
 
 **displayTitle** (string):  This text is displayed on the menu item.
 
+>**titleAriaLabel** (string): This will be read out by screen readers instead of **title** for the menu button text. Use if **title** contains punctuation or html syntax that shouldn't be read.
+
 **body** (string):  Optional text that appears on the menu item. Often used to inform the learner about the menu choice. If no **pageBody** is supplied, this text will also appear as the body text of the page header.
 
 **pageBody** (string): Optional text that appears as the body text of the page header. If this text is not provided, the **body** text will be used (if it is supplied). Reference [*adapt-contrib-vanilla/templates/page.hbs*](https://github.com/adaptlearning/adapt-contrib-vanilla/blob/master/templates/page.hbs).
diff --git a/example.json b/example.json
index 6bd8e4c..ee549bf 100644
--- a/example.json
+++ b/example.json
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
         "_isHidden": false,
         "title": "Welcome to Adapt Learning",
         "displayTitle": "Welcome to Adapt Learning",
+        "titleAriaLabel": "",
         "body": "This page contains a working Adapt page with all core bundled components and plugins working.",
         "_graphic": {
             "alt": "",
diff --git a/migrations/v7.js b/migrations/v7.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5fc123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/v7.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { describe, whereContent, whereFromPlugin, mutateContent, checkContent, updatePlugin, testStopWhere, testSuccessWhere } from 'adapt-migrations';
+import _ from 'lodash';
+
+function getBoxMenus(content) {
+  return content.filter(({ _type, _component }) =>
+    (_type === 'menu' || _type === 'course') &&
+    (!_component || _component === 'boxMenu'));
+}
+
+describe('Box menu - v@@CURRENT_VERSION to v@@RELEASE_VERSION', async () => {
+  let boxMenus;
+
+  whereFromPlugin('Box menu - from v@@CURRENT_VERSION', { name: 'adapt-contrib-boxMenu', version: '<@@RELEASE_VERSION' });
+
+  whereContent('Box menu - where boxMenus', async (content) => {
+    boxMenus = getBoxMenus(content).filter(({ _boxMenu }) => _boxMenu);
+    return boxMenus.length;
+  });
+
+  mutateContent('Box menu - add titleAriaLabel to contentObjects', async (content) => {
+    boxMenus.titleAriaLabel = '';
+    return true;
+  });
+
+  checkContent('Box menu - check titleAriaLabel to contentObjects', async (content) => {
+    const isValid = boxMenus.every(menu => _.has(menu, 'titleAriaLabel'));
+    if (!isValid) throw new Error('Box menu - global attribute titleAriaLabel');
+    return true;
+  });
+
+  updatePlugin('Box menu - update to v@@RELEASE_VERSION', { name: 'adapt-contrib-boxMenu', version: '@@RELEASE_VERSION', framework: '">=5.48.4' });
+
+  testSuccessWhere('Multiple boxMenu, both course and menu', {
+    fromPlugins: [{ name: 'adapt-contrib-boxMenu', version: '@@CURRENT_VERSION' }],
+    content: [
+      { _type: 'course', _boxMenu: { _backgroundImage: {} } },
+      { _type: 'menu', _boxMenu: { _backgroundImage: {} } },
+      { _type: 'menu', _boxMenu: {} }
+    ]
+  });
+
+  testSuccessWhere('boxMenu with course globals', {
+    fromPlugins: [{ name: 'adapt-contrib-boxMenu', version: '@@CURRENT_VERSION' }],
+    content: [
+      { _type: 'course', _globals: { _menu: { _boxMenu: {} } } }
+    ]
+  });
+
+  testStopWhere('incorrect version', {
+    fromPlugins: [{ name: 'adapt-contrib-boxMenu', version: '@@RELEASE_VERSION' }]
+  });
+});
diff --git a/properties.schema b/properties.schema
index e94566a..acd87f1 100644
--- a/properties.schema
+++ b/properties.schema
@@ -289,6 +289,15 @@
               "type": "object",
               "required": false,
               "properties": {
+                "titleAriaLabel": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "inputType": "Text",
+                  "validators": [],
+                  "title": "Title ARIA label",
+                  "help": "Alternative title text read out by screen readers for the menu button text",
+                  "required": false,
+                  "translatable": true
+                },
                 "_renderAsGroup": {
                   "type": "boolean",
                   "required": false,
diff --git a/schema/contentobject.schema.json b/schema/contentobject.schema.json
index faa8bba..aa067ac 100644
--- a/schema/contentobject.schema.json
+++ b/schema/contentobject.schema.json
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@
           "title": "Box Menu",
           "default": {},
           "properties": {
+            "titleAriaLabel": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "title": "Title ARIA label",
+              "description": "Alternative title text read out by screen readers for the menu button text",
+              "default": "",
+              "_adapt": {
+                "translatable": true
+              }
+            },
             "_renderAsGroup": {
               "type": "boolean",
               "title": "Make this a parent group of menu items",
diff --git a/templates/boxMenuItem.jsx b/templates/boxMenuItem.jsx
index 1af381c..b7c6dc6 100644
--- a/templates/boxMenuItem.jsx
+++ b/templates/boxMenuItem.jsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export default function BoxMenuItem (props) {
     _isLocked,
     _isComplete,
     title,
+    titleAriaLabel,
     _isOptional,
     _nthChild,
     _totalChild
@@ -31,8 +32,9 @@ export default function BoxMenuItem (props) {
   const locked = _isLocked ? _globals?._accessibility?._ariaLabels?.locked : linkText;
   const optional = _isOptional ? _globals?._accessibility?._ariaLabels?.optional : '';
   const itemCount = compile(_globals?._menu?._boxMenu?.itemCount || '', { _nthChild, _totalChild });
+  const itemTitle = titleAriaLabel || title;
   const ariaLabel = [
-    completion, locked, `${title}.`, `${itemCount}.`, `${optional}`
+    completion, locked, `${itemTitle}.`, `${itemCount}.`, `${optional}`
   ].filter(Boolean).join(' ');
 
   return (