Recently some important accessibility enhancements have been made in Version 1.3 of Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE). These include additions to the Java Accessibility API and the Java Accessibility Utilities. Also, there are two new accessibility-related tools: the Java Access Bridge for the Microsoft Windows Operating System, and the Java Accessibility Helper. The Java Access Bridge Version 1.0 has been released; and the Java Accessibility Helper is available as part of the Early Access Release Program.