ISO/IEC TR 13066-6:2014

Information technology — Interoperability with Assistive Technology (AT) — Part 6: Java accessibility application programming interface (API)

Publication date:   Jul 14, 2014

Scope

ISO/IEC TR 13066-6:2014 provides an overview to the structure and terminology of the Java accessibility application programming interface (API) It will provide:

A description of the overall architecture and terminology of the API;
Further introductory explanations regarding the content and use of the API beyond those found in Annex A of ISO/IEC 13066-1;
An overview of the main properties, including of:

user interface elements;
how to get and set focus;
of communication mechanisms in the API;
a discussion of design considerations for the API (e.g. pointers to external sources of information on accessibility guidance related to using the API);
information on extending the API (and where this is appropriate);
an introduction to the programming interface of the API (including pointers to external sources of information);
an introduction to the Java Access Bridge for Windows and the Java Access Bridge for GNOME.



It will provide this information as an introduction to the Java API to assist:

IT system level developers who create custom controls and/or interface to them;
AT developers involved in programming "hardware to software" and "software to software" interactions.