The document discusses accessibility issues with AJAX and provides techniques to make AJAX applications accessible. It defines AJAX as asynchronous JavaScript and XML that allows dynamic web page updates. Key accessibility issues include users not knowing when content updates, not being able to find updated content, and focus changes causing disorientation. The document recommends informing users of updates, making updates noticeable, and helping users navigate to new content. It also describes using DHTML accessibility roles, states, and alerts to create accessible widgets and notify users of updates.