Active Accessibility Objects

In Active Accessibility terminology, there are accessible objects and simple elements. Although most applications contain both, accessible objects are more common than simple elements. This section defines and discusses accessible objects and simple elements and provides appropriate UI examples. For more information, see the following topics:

• Accessible Objects
• Simple Elements
• How Child IDs Are Used in Parameters
• Custom User Interface Elements
• Dual Interfaces: IAccessible and IDispatch
• System-Provided User Interface Elements