The Java Accessibility API (JAAPI) is a programming interface between Java applications and support technologies for people with disabilities, such as a screenreader, a magnification software, or a speech input system. This interface is part of the Java Foundation Classes and therefore part of the Java runtime environment.
The Java Accessibility API was created after the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) issued a recommendation to make Java applications barrier-free for the Internet.
The programming interface comprises 16 interfaces (interface definitions) and 10 classes. A prerequisite for a barrier-free Java application is the implementation of the javax.accessibility.Accessible interface through all components of the graphical user interface. The interface allows each of these components to provide information for support technologies. For example, the purpose of a text field can be explained by its name and an additional description, for example, if the input of a place name is expected for a text field. Weblinks Edit sourcetext Single-level Edit source text
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