diff -r a02d30f297f1 ga-samples/BouncingBalls/src/balls/BallsPane.java
--- a/ga-samples/BouncingBalls/src/balls/BallsPane.java	Wed May 14 13:07:33 2014 -0700
+++ b/ga-samples/BouncingBalls/src/balls/BallsPane.java	Fri Jun 20 14:44:39 2014 -0700
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@
         return rectangle;
     }
 
+    public void initAccessibility(){
+        for(Ball b: balls){
+            b.setFocusTraversable(true);
+        }
+    }
+
     public void resetBalls(){
         for(Ball b: balls){
             b.reset();
diff -r a02d30f297f1 ga-samples/BouncingBalls/src/balls/component/Ball.java
--- a/ga-samples/BouncingBalls/src/balls/component/Ball.java	Wed May 14 13:07:33 2014 -0700
+++ b/ga-samples/BouncingBalls/src/balls/component/Ball.java	Fri Jun 20 14:44:39 2014 -0700
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@
 import javafx.animation.KeyFrame;
 import javafx.animation.KeyValue;
 import javafx.animation.Timeline;
-import javafx.event.EventHandler;
-import javafx.scene.input.MouseEvent;
+import javafx.scene.accessibility.Action;
+import javafx.scene.accessibility.Attribute;
+import javafx.scene.accessibility.Role;
 import javafx.scene.shape.Circle;
 import javafx.util.Duration;
 
@@ -47,11 +48,21 @@
     private static final Duration DURATION = Duration.millis(850);
     private static final double FLOOR = HEIGHT / 2 - HEIGHT_CORRECTION - 10;
     private Timeline timeline;
-    
+
+    private int index;
     public Ball(final int index) {
+        this.index = index;
         initBall(index);
     }
 
+    private void ping() {
+        if (timeline.getStatus() != Status.RUNNING) {
+            timeline.play();
+        } else {
+            timeline.pause();
+        }
+    }
+
     private void initBall(final int index) {
         setRadius(BALL_RADIUS);
         setCenterX((index + 1) * 2 * BALL_RADIUS + index * SPACE_X);
@@ -59,16 +70,7 @@
         setCache(true);
         setFill(BALL_GRADIENT);
         createTimeline();
-        setOnMousePressed(new EventHandler<MouseEvent>() {
-            public void handle(MouseEvent me) {
-                if (timeline.getStatus() != Status.RUNNING) {
-                    timeline.play();
-                } else {
-                    timeline.pause();
-                }
-            }
-        });
-
+        setOnMousePressed(e -> ping());
     }
 
     
@@ -89,4 +91,32 @@
         timeline.stop();
         setTranslateY(0);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object accGetAttribute(Attribute attribute, Object... parameters) {
+        switch (attribute) {
+            case ROLE: return Role.BUTTON;
+            case DESCRIPTION: return "ball"; //so narrator reads 'ball' instead of 'button'. Should be localized.
+            case TITLE: {
+                switch (index) {
+                    case 0: return "first";
+                    case 1: return "second";
+                    case 2: return "thrid";
+                    case 3: return "fourth";
+                    case 4: return "fifth";
+                    default: return "no name";
+                }
+            }
+            case TOOLTIP: return "use primary action to start animation";
+            default: return super.accGetAttribute(attribute, parameters); 
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void accExecuteAction(Action action, Object... parameters) {
+        switch (action) {
+            case FIRE: ping();
+            default: super.accExecuteAction(action, parameters); 
+        }
+    }
 }
diff -r a02d30f297f1 ga-samples/BouncingBalls/src/balls/component/InfoPanel.java
--- a/ga-samples/BouncingBalls/src/balls/component/InfoPanel.java	Wed May 14 13:07:33 2014 -0700
+++ b/ga-samples/BouncingBalls/src/balls/component/InfoPanel.java	Fri Jun 20 14:44:39 2014 -0700
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import javafx.event.EventHandler;
 import javafx.scene.Node;
 import javafx.scene.Parent;
+import javafx.scene.accessibility.Attribute;
 import javafx.scene.control.Button;
 import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
 import javafx.scene.text.Text;
@@ -67,7 +68,21 @@
     }
 
     private Node createResetButton() {
-        final Button btn = new Button("Reset");
+        final Button btn = new Button("Reset") {
+            private boolean a11yInit = false;
+            @Override
+            public Object accGetAttribute(Attribute attribute, Object... parameters) {
+                if (!a11yInit) {
+                    a11yInit = true;
+                    //Make the balls focus traversable when a screen reader is active
+                    ballsPane.initAccessibility();
+                }
+                if (attribute == Attribute.TOOLTIP) {
+                    return "reset all balls to their initial position";
+                }
+                return super.accGetAttribute(attribute, parameters);
+            }
+        };
         btn.setPrefSize(BUTTON_WIDTH, BUTTON_HEIGHT);
         btn.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {