PD ISO/IEC TR 13066-3:2012

This standard PD ISO/IEC TR 13066-3:2012 Information technology. Interoperability with Assistive Technology (AT) is classified in these ICS categories:

• 11.180.99 Other standards related to aids for disabled and handicapped people
• 35.180 IT terminal and other peripheral equipment

This part of ISO/IEC 13066 provides an overview to the structure and terminology of the IAccessible2 accessibility API.

It provides:

• 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,

  • of 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).

It provides this information as an introduction to the IAccessible2 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.