Controls and Menus

Many accessibility aids require information about controls and menus. You should follow these guidelines when planning an application for use with those aids:

Use standard controls whenever possible.
Define correct text labels for standard and owner-drawn controls, even if they will not be visible.
Include the original class name in the name of a superclassed standard control.
If you use custom controls, make them OLE Controls or identify them using tooltip controls or invisible text.
If you use custom controls, support the WM_GETDLGCODE message to identify your control type and keyboard interface.
If you use owner-drawn menus, provide a textual alternative.
Display text using the appropriate read-write edit, read-only edit, status, or static controls.