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The code will enable the navigation of websites and Web pages with keystrokes rather than mouse clicks and will make it possible for pages to be automatically narrated or magnified.

Also DHTML accessibility technology will let software developers build rich Internet applications that, while relying heavily on visual elements and interactivity, will still be accessible to users with disabilities.

Web developers can create pages that reduce, for example, the amount of tabbing that users with mobility disabilities require to navigate a site.

The new features will be incorporated into Firefox 1.5 for Windows.

'IBM's commitment to further Firefox's capabilities and reach people who have disabilities marks an important technical advancement for Firefox,' said Mitchell Baker, president of the Mozilla Corporation. 'On a larger scale it is necessary to make the Web and all of its content accessible to everyone.