Developing accessible GUIs with Swing

Level: Intermediate

Matt Chapman , Software engineer, IBM
Samara Chenery , Software developer, Independent

17 Dec 2002

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This tutorial provides in-depth techniques for addressing the key accessibility requirements of your Java™ GUI applications using the Swing toolkit. Follow along as IBM Java UI developers Matt Chapman and Samara Chenery examine solutions for handling some common accessibility problems.

Prerequisites

You should have a solid understanding of coding in the Java language and a basic understanding of how to make a Java GUI accessible. This tutorial is not designed to be an introduction to writing accessible Java GUIs. It serves as a guide on how to handle problem areas.

System requirements

To complete the examples in this tutorial, you will need J2SE version 1.3.1 or higher. The examples will work with versions 1.3.1, 1.4.0, or 1.4.1, unless stated otherwise. In these cases, functionality introduced in a new version has been exploited in the example code.

For the section on screen readers, you will need a screen reader or other assistive technology that enables access to the accessible information provided by the Java GUI.

Duration

Under two hours

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