Society & Economicsarticle2026-08-30

An Introduction to Windows App Accessibility — Preparing for UI Automation and Reasonable-Accommodation Requirements (archived 2026-08-30)

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Abstract

Against the backdrop of the amended Act for Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities, which took effect in April 2024, this article organises naming in WinForms/WPF, keyboard operation, contrast, and verification tools from a practical standpoint, centred on UI Automation — the mechanism screen readers use to read Windows apps. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/windows-app-accessibility-ui-automation-guide/, as published on 2026-08-30. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-08-20.

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View paper (DOI)Open access versionOpenAlexZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)Published 2026-08-30

Authors: Go Komura

Institutions: Fujikura (United States)