modules/javafx.controls/src/main/java/javafx/scene/chart/BubbleChart.java

@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@
 import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
 import javafx.scene.Node;
 import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
 import javafx.scene.shape.Ellipse;
 import javafx.util.Duration;
+import javafx.scene.AccessibleRole;
+import javafx.application.Platform;
 
 import com.sun.javafx.charts.Legend.LegendItem;
 
 /**
  * Chart type that plots bubbles for the data points in a series. The extra value property of Data is used to represent

@@ -231,10 +233,13 @@
     private Node createBubble(Series<X, Y> series, int seriesIndex, final Data<X,Y> item, int itemIndex) {
         Node bubble = item.getNode();
         // check if bubble has already been created
         if (bubble == null) {
             bubble = new StackPane();
+            bubble.setAccessibleRole(AccessibleRole.TEXT);
+            bubble.setAccessibleRoleDescription("Bubble");
+            bubble.focusTraversableProperty().bind(Platform.accessibilityActiveProperty());
             item.setNode(bubble);
         }
         // set bubble styles
         bubble.getStyleClass().setAll("chart-bubble", "series" + seriesIndex, "data" + itemIndex,
                 series.defaultColorStyleClass);