diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/DropTargetBar.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/DropTargetBar.java
index 3eca5cd..106671f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/DropTargetBar.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/DropTargetBar.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.launcher3;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.AlphaUpdateListener.updateVisibility;
-import static com.android.launcher3.Utilities.isAccessibilityEnabled;
+import static com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat.isAccessibilityEnabled;
 
 import android.animation.TimeInterpolator;
 import android.content.Context;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/PagedView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/PagedView.java
index b23568e..d6b5656 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/PagedView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/PagedView.java
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3;
 
+import static com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat.isAccessibilityEnabled;
+import static com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat.isObservedEventType;
+
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.LayoutTransition;
@@ -41,7 +44,6 @@
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.ViewParent;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
-import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo;
 import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 
@@ -521,9 +523,7 @@
     }
 
     private void sendScrollAccessibilityEvent() {
-        AccessibilityManager am =
-                (AccessibilityManager) getContext().getSystemService(Context.ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE);
-        if (am.isEnabled()) {
+        if (isObservedEventType(getContext(), AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_VIEW_SCROLLED)) {
             if (mCurrentPage != getNextPage()) {
                 AccessibilityEvent ev =
                         AccessibilityEvent.obtain(AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_VIEW_SCROLLED);
@@ -572,9 +572,7 @@
             }
 
             onPostReorderingAnimationCompleted();
-            AccessibilityManager am = (AccessibilityManager)
-                    getContext().getSystemService(Context.ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE);
-            if (am.isEnabled()) {
+            if (isAccessibilityEnabled(getContext())) {
                 // Notify the user when the page changes
                 announceForAccessibility(getCurrentPageDescription());
             }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
index e6bc770..ca235eb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
-import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 
@@ -614,23 +612,6 @@
         return c == null || c.isEmpty();
     }
 
-    public static boolean isAccessibilityEnabled(Context context) {
-        AccessibilityManager accessibilityManager = (AccessibilityManager)
-                context.getSystemService(Context.ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE);
-        return accessibilityManager.isEnabled();
-    }
-
-    public static void sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(View target, int type, String text) {
-        AccessibilityManager accessibilityManager = (AccessibilityManager)
-                target.getContext().getSystemService(Context.ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE);
-        if (accessibilityManager.isEnabled()) {
-            AccessibilityEvent event = AccessibilityEvent.obtain(type);
-            target.onInitializeAccessibilityEvent(event);
-            event.getText().add(text);
-            accessibilityManager.sendAccessibilityEvent(event);
-        }
-    }
-
     public static boolean isBinderSizeError(Exception e) {
         return e.getCause() instanceof TransactionTooLargeException
                 || e.getCause() instanceof DeadObjectException;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index 9dc8bb7..417366d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.ALL_APPS;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.SPRING_LOADED;
-import static com.android.launcher3.Utilities.isAccessibilityEnabled;
+import static com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat.isAccessibilityEnabled;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java
index abc140d..9f76b6f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java
@@ -18,16 +18,15 @@
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.DRAWABLE_ALPHA;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.SCALE_PROPERTY;
+import static com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat.isAccessibilityEnabled;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.animation.TimeInterpolator;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
-import android.content.Context;
 import android.util.Property;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.PageAlphaProvider;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherStateManager.AnimationConfig;
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@
                 return;
             }
             view.setAlpha(alpha);
-            AlphaUpdateListener.updateVisibility(view, isAccessibilityEnabled(view));
+            AlphaUpdateListener.updateVisibility(view, isAccessibilityEnabled(view.getContext()));
         }
 
         public <T> void setFloat(T target, Property<T, Float> property, float value,
@@ -177,12 +176,6 @@
                 TimeInterpolator interpolator) {
             property.set(target, value);
         }
-
-        protected boolean isAccessibilityEnabled(View v) {
-            AccessibilityManager am = (AccessibilityManager)
-                    v.getContext().getSystemService(Context.ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE);
-            return am.isEnabled();
-        }
     }
 
     public static class AnimatedPropertySetter extends PropertySetter {
@@ -202,7 +195,8 @@
                     return;
                 }
                 anim = ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(view, View.ALPHA, alpha);
-                anim.addListener(new AlphaUpdateListener(view, isAccessibilityEnabled(view)));
+                anim.addListener(new AlphaUpdateListener(view,
+                        isAccessibilityEnabled(view.getContext())));
             }
 
             anim.setDuration(mDuration).setInterpolator(getFadeInterpolator(alpha));
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/accessibility/DragViewStateAnnouncer.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/accessibility/DragViewStateAnnouncer.java
index 99deb7b..fdf2786 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/accessibility/DragViewStateAnnouncer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/accessibility/DragViewStateAnnouncer.java
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3.accessibility;
 
-import android.content.Context;
+import static com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat.isAccessibilityEnabled;
+
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
-import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@
     }
 
     public static DragViewStateAnnouncer createFor(View v) {
-        if (((AccessibilityManager) v.getContext().getSystemService(Context.ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE))
-                .isEnabled()) {
-            return new DragViewStateAnnouncer(v);
-        } else {
-            return null;
-        }
+        return isAccessibilityEnabled(v.getContext()) ? new DragViewStateAnnouncer(v) : null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/compat/AccessibilityManagerCompat.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/compat/AccessibilityManagerCompat.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c78381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/compat/AccessibilityManagerCompat.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.launcher3.compat;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
+import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager;
+
+public class AccessibilityManagerCompat {
+
+    public static boolean isAccessibilityEnabled(Context context) {
+        return getManager(context).isEnabled();
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isObservedEventType(Context context, int eventType) {
+        // TODO: Use new API once available
+        return isAccessibilityEnabled(context);
+    }
+
+    public static void sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(View target, int type, String text) {
+        if (isObservedEventType(target.getContext(), type)) {
+            AccessibilityEvent event = AccessibilityEvent.obtain(type);
+            target.onInitializeAccessibilityEvent(event);
+            event.getText().add(text);
+            getManager(target.getContext()).sendAccessibilityEvent(event);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static AccessibilityManager getManager(Context context) {
+        return (AccessibilityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragLayer.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragLayer.java
index cf76e2e..27d6b89 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragLayer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragLayer.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3.dragndrop;
 
+import static com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat.sendCustomAccessibilityEvent;
+
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.TimeInterpolator;
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@
 
     private void sendTapOutsideFolderAccessibilityEvent(boolean isEditingName) {
         int stringId = isEditingName ? R.string.folder_tap_to_rename : R.string.folder_tap_to_close;
-        Utilities.sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(
+        sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(
                 this, AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_VIEW_FOCUSED, getContext().getString(stringId));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
index 2168001..b78e470 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.SPRING_LOADED_EXIT_DELAY;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
+import static com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat.sendCustomAccessibilityEvent;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@
 
         mFolderName.setHint(sDefaultFolderName.contentEquals(newTitle) ? sHintText : null);
 
-        Utilities.sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(
+        sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(
                 this, AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_WINDOW_STATE_CHANGED,
                 getContext().getString(R.string.folder_renamed, newTitle));
 
@@ -540,7 +541,7 @@
                 mFolderIcon.setBackgroundVisible(false);
                 mFolderIcon.drawLeaveBehindIfExists();
 
-                Utilities.sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(
+                sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(
                         Folder.this,
                         AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_WINDOW_STATE_CHANGED,
                         mContent.getAccessibilityDescription());
@@ -654,7 +655,7 @@
             }
             @Override
             public void onAnimationStart(Animator animation) {
-                Utilities.sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(
+                sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(
                         Folder.this,
                         AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_WINDOW_STATE_CHANGED,
                         getContext().getString(R.string.folder_closed));
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
index 3dc58a1..a166dff 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import static com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat.sendCustomAccessibilityEvent;
 import static com.android.launcher3.notification.NotificationMainView.NOTIFICATION_ITEM_INFO;
 import static com.android.launcher3.popup.PopupPopulator.MAX_SHORTCUTS;
 import static com.android.launcher3.popup.PopupPopulator.MAX_SHORTCUTS_IF_NOTIFICATIONS;
@@ -573,7 +574,7 @@
             @Override
             public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
                 mOpenCloseAnimator = null;
-                Utilities.sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(
+                sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(
                         PopupContainerWithArrow.this,
                         AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_WINDOW_STATE_CHANGED,
                         getContext().getString(R.string.action_deep_shortcut));
diff --git a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
index 2cd3731..bcbe61c 100644
--- a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
+++ b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.uioverrides;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.OVERVIEW_TRANSITION_MS;
-import static com.android.launcher3.Utilities.isAccessibilityEnabled;
+import static com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat.isAccessibilityEnabled;
 
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.view.View;
diff --git a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PinchToOverviewListener.java b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PinchToOverviewListener.java
index 40bf057..a7c8cee 100644
--- a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PinchToOverviewListener.java
+++ b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PinchToOverviewListener.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.OVERVIEW_TRANSITION_MS;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.OVERVIEW;
-import static com.android.launcher3.Utilities.isAccessibilityEnabled;
+import static com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat.isAccessibilityEnabled;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;