Today while navigating across the tabs in browser which had some of my MOSS websites open, a new menu link came into my notice, see the screen shot below.
To be frank initially I thought it might be a menu from my browser, but out of curiosity I did a search on internet and this is what I found,
“On an MOSS 2007 technologies-based site, most user interface (UI) elements, such as links, form controls, and buttons, are designed to use Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA). MSAA enables people with disabilities to interact with content by using assistive technologies such as screen readers, which are devices that provide a synthesized speech or Braille description of what a blind or low-vision user is unable to see on a computer screen or Web site. Proper MSAA names are given on all editable controls, links, and buttons.” – Quoted from Andrew Woodward
Thanks to Andrew Woodward (MVP, Moderator) of social.msdn.microsoft.com, and the link is http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/b4f541e0-ece1-4cbc-9e61-bdc74553180c
and his detail link in which he has explained in detail what is this all about.. http://www.21apps.co.uk/sharepoint/sharepoint-accessibility-is-moss-2007-accessible/
Basically it allows the user with disabilities to access the web content, in MOSS it changes the way the Drop down menus in list behaves, instead of the html dropdown it pops up another window with the options and some of the enhanced controls such as rich text boxes with normal text boxes.
Normal Behavior –> 
With accessibility mode on –> 
To enable this Turn On more accessible link, just refresh page and press on tab key (repeat the tab press if the menu doesn't shows up)
I have been working with Sharepoint for a pretty long time but still the product is surprising and giving me fresh feel everyday. It was a fresh thing for me to learn like some of you just did .. :-)
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