Setting Accessibility Properties on a Flash Sprite

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var myDisplayObject : Sprite = new Sprite();

//Inform the screen reader that the Sprite will serve as a button
myDisplayObject.buttonMode = true;

var accessibilityProperities = new AccessibilityProperties();

//The descriptive name to be read aloud by the screen reader or rendered in braille
accessibilityProperities.name = “My button”;

//A description or instructions to the user on how to use the control
accessibilityProperities.description = “Press Enter to activate”;

myDisplayObject.accessibilityProperties = accessibilityProperities;