     //  Overridden Methods: UIComponent
     //
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     *  @private
+     */
+    override protected function initializeAccessibility():void
+    {
+        if (RichEditableText.createAccessibilityImplementation != null)
+            RichEditableText.createAccessibilityImplementation(this);
+    }
 
     /**
      *  @private

    implements IFocusManagerComponent, IIMESupport, ITextSupport, IViewport
{
    include "../core/Version.as";
        
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //
    //  Class initialization

//  Other metadata
//--------------------------------------

[AccessibilityClass(implementation="spark.accessibility.RichEditableTextAccImpl")]
[DefaultProperty("content")]
[IconFile("RichEditableText.png")]
[DefaultTriggerEvent("change")]
