--- gnome-session-2.19.6/gnome-session/main.c
+++ gnome-session-2.19.6/gnome-session/main.c
@@ -641,17 +641,6 @@
   gconf_client = gsm_get_conf_client ();
   gconf_client_add_dir (gconf_client, GSM_GCONF_CONFIG_PREFIX, GCONF_CLIENT_PRELOAD_ONELEVEL, NULL); 
 
-  env_a_t_support = g_getenv (ACCESSIBILITY_ENV);
-  if (env_a_t_support)
-    a_t_support = atoi (env_a_t_support);
-  else
-    a_t_support = gconf_client_get_bool (gconf_client, ACCESSIBILITY_KEY, NULL);
-
-  if (a_t_support)
-    {
-      gsm_assistive_registry_start ();
-      gsm_at_set_gtk_modules ();
-    }
 
   goption_context = g_option_context_new (N_("- Manage the GNOME session"));
   g_option_context_set_translation_domain (goption_context, GETTEXT_PACKAGE);
@@ -670,9 +659,25 @@
     exit (1);
   }
 
+/* set up the SESSION_MANAGER environ */
   initialize_ice ();
   fprintf (stderr, "SESSION_MANAGER=%s\n", g_getenv ("SESSION_MANAGER"));
 
+
+/* moved here to ensure it gets the SESSION_MANAGER environ */
+  env_a_t_support = g_getenv (ACCESSIBILITY_ENV);
+  if (env_a_t_support)
+    a_t_support = atoi (env_a_t_support);
+  else
+    a_t_support = gconf_client_get_bool (gconf_client, ACCESSIBILITY_KEY, NULL);
+
+  if (a_t_support)
+    {
+      gsm_assistive_registry_start ();
+      gsm_at_set_gtk_modules ();
+    }
+
+
   /* Make sure children see the right value for DISPLAY.  This is
      useful if --display was specified on the command line.  */
   display_str = gdk_get_display ();