diff --git a/src/InputHandler.ts b/src/InputHandler.ts
index f34ef1452..05d4a981e 100644
--- a/src/InputHandler.ts
+++ b/src/InputHandler.ts
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ export class InputHandler extends Disposable implements IInputHandler {
   public get onScroll(): IEvent<number> { return this._onScroll.event; }
   private _onTitleChange = new EventEmitter<string>();
   public get onTitleChange(): IEvent<string> { return this._onTitleChange.event; }
+  private _onA11yChar = new EventEmitter<string>();
+  public get onA11yChar(): IEvent<string> { return this._onA11yChar.event; }
+  private _onA11yTab = new EventEmitter<number>();
+  public get onA11yTab(): IEvent<number> { return this._onA11yTab.event; }
 
   constructor(
     private _terminal: IInputHandlingTerminal,
@@ -520,7 +524,7 @@ export class InputHandler extends Disposable implements IInputHandler {
       }
 
       if (screenReaderMode) {
-        this._terminal.onA11yCharEmitter.fire(stringFromCodePoint(code));
+        this._onA11yChar.fire(stringFromCodePoint(code));
       }
 
       // insert combining char at last cursor position
@@ -738,7 +742,7 @@ export class InputHandler extends Disposable implements IInputHandler {
     const originalX = this._bufferService.buffer.x;
     this._bufferService.buffer.x = this._bufferService.buffer.nextStop();
     if (this._optionsService.options.screenReaderMode) {
-      this._terminal.onA11yTabEmitter.fire(this._bufferService.buffer.x - originalX);
+      this._onA11yTab.fire(this._bufferService.buffer.x - originalX);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/Terminal.ts b/src/Terminal.ts
index 683437a95..76ebf31f3 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/Terminal.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import { ITheme, IMarker, IDisposable, ISelectionPosition, ILinkProvider } from
 import { DomRenderer } from 'browser/renderer/dom/DomRenderer';
 import { IKeyboardEvent, KeyboardResultType, IBufferLine, IAttributeData, CoreMouseEventType, CoreMouseButton, CoreMouseAction, ITerminalOptions } from 'common/Types';
 import { evaluateKeyboardEvent } from 'common/input/Keyboard';
-import { EventEmitter, IEvent } from 'common/EventEmitter';
+import { EventEmitter, IEvent, forwardEvent } from 'common/EventEmitter';
 import { DEFAULT_ATTR_DATA } from 'common/buffer/BufferLine';
 import { ColorManager } from 'browser/ColorManager';
 import { RenderService } from 'browser/services/RenderService';
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ export class Terminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal, IInputHandlingT
   public get onFocus(): IEvent<void> { return this._onFocus.event; }
   private _onBlur = new EventEmitter<void>();
   public get onBlur(): IEvent<void> { return this._onBlur.event; }
-  public onA11yCharEmitter = new EventEmitter<string>();
-  public get onA11yChar(): IEvent<string> { return this.onA11yCharEmitter.event; }
-  public onA11yTabEmitter = new EventEmitter<number>();
-  public get onA11yTab(): IEvent<number> { return this.onA11yTabEmitter.event; }
+  private _onA11yCharEmitter = new EventEmitter<string>();
+  public get onA11yChar(): IEvent<string> { return this._onA11yCharEmitter.event; }
+  private _onA11yTabEmitter = new EventEmitter<number>();
+  public get onA11yTab(): IEvent<number> { return this._onA11yTabEmitter.event; }
 
   /**
    * Creates a new `Terminal` object.
@@ -180,9 +180,11 @@ export class Terminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal, IInputHandlingT
       this._inputHandler.onRequestBell(() => this.bell());
       this._inputHandler.onRequestRefreshRows((start, end) => this.refresh(start, end));
       this._inputHandler.onRequestReset(() => this.reset());
-      this._inputHandler.onCursorMove(() => this._onCursorMove.fire());
-      this._inputHandler.onLineFeed(() => this._onLineFeed.fire());
-      this._inputHandler.onTitleChange(title => this._onTitleChange.fire(title));
+      forwardEvent(this._inputHandler.onCursorMove, this._onCursorMove);
+      forwardEvent(this._inputHandler.onLineFeed, this._onLineFeed);
+      forwardEvent(this._inputHandler.onTitleChange, this._onTitleChange);
+      forwardEvent(this._inputHandler.onA11yChar, this._onA11yCharEmitter);
+      forwardEvent(this._inputHandler.onA11yTab, this._onA11yTabEmitter);
       this.register(this._inputHandler);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Types.d.ts b/src/Types.d.ts
index 0aebc813f..4e4142b0d 100644
--- a/src/Types.d.ts
+++ b/src/Types.d.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ export type LineData = CharData[];
 export interface IInputHandlingTerminal {
   viewport: IViewport;
 
-  onA11yCharEmitter: IEventEmitter<string>;
-  onA11yTabEmitter: IEventEmitter<number>;
-
   scroll(eraseAttr: IAttributeData, isWrapped?: boolean): void;
   is(term: string): boolean;
   resize(x: number, y: number): void;
diff --git a/src/common/EventEmitter.ts b/src/common/EventEmitter.ts
index 301574e42..847e32491 100644
--- a/src/common/EventEmitter.ts
+++ b/src/common/EventEmitter.ts
@@ -63,3 +63,7 @@ export class EventEmitter<T, U = void> implements IEventEmitter<T, U> {
     this._disposed = true;
   }
 }
+
+export function forwardEvent<T>(from: IEvent<T>, to: IEventEmitter<T>): void {
+  from(e => to.fire(e));
+}