User Guide

Accessibility 241
Returns
Boolean - A Boolean value: true if the Flash Player is communicating with an accessibility
aid (usually a screen reader);
false otherwise.
Example
The following example checks whether an accessibility aid is currently active:
if (Accessibility.isActive()) {
trace ("An accessibility aid is currently active");
} else {
trace ("There is currently no active accessibility aid");
}
See also
updateProperties (Accessibility.updateProperties method), _accProps
property
, hasAccessibility (capabilities.hasAccessibility property)
updateProperties (Accessibility.updateProperties
method)
public static updateProperties() : Void
Causes all changes to _accProps (accessibility properties) objects to take effect. For
information on setting accessibility properties, see
_accProps.
If you modify the accessibility properties for multiple objects, only one call to
Accessibility.updateProperties() is necessary; multiple calls can result in reduced
performance and unintelligible screen reader results.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 6,0,65,0
Example
If you change an image and want to update its accessible description, you could use the
following ActionScript code:
my_mc.gotoAndStop(2);
if (my_mc._accProps == undefined ) {
my_mc._accProps = new Object();
}
my_mc._accProps.name = "Photo of Mount Rushmore";
Accessibility.updateProperties();