The Java Access Bridge (JAB) exposes accessibility information about

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s and other assistive technologies running on the

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Version 7 Update 6, the Java Access Bridge needed to be installed separately, but is now distributed with the

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References

External links

Oracle'
Java Access Bridge Installation and Application Developer's Guide
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