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Accessible Mobile Apps - Issue #66

Accessible Mobile Apps - Issue #66
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Hey y'all,

Hope you're having a wonderful week. As always, don't hesitate to reach out with any suggestions for the next issue. Would love to hear them! 🙂

Robin

Robin Kanatzar | Linktree
Android + iOS + visionOS + Flutter Engineer | A11y | Speaker | Women in Tech
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Giving you the tools to make your iOS and Android applications more accessible
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WCAG 2.2 Card Deck

Imagine having a deck of cards with all the WCAG criteria that you can print and keep on your desk! Well you dreams have come true thanks to Johannes Lehner who created this card deck on Figma.

European Accessibility Act (EAA)

On Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 8:00am PDT Sauce Labs and Deque will talk about the European Accessibility Act, covering subjects like:

  • How the EAA impacts brand reputation and revenue potential
  • The obstacles that many organisations face to achieve EAA compliance
  • The top 5 easy steps for compliance, plus practical tips for accessibility testing

You can sign up for the session via the link below:

Sauce Labs | What is the European Accessibility Act? Sauce Labs and Deque Set the Record Straight
What is the European Accessibility Act? Sauce Labs and Deque Set the Record StraightDigital Pi

Volunteer at Soundscape

Soundscape is a 3D spatial audio navigation app for blind and vision impaired people, and they're always looking for volunteers. Check out their site and volunteer at:

Soundscape - 3D spatial audio navigation app — Scottish Tech Army
Soundscape: Navigating with audio precision. Empowering people with visual impairment with route previews, marker saves, and seamless urban navigation.
Scottish Tech Army

Maximizing Automated Accessibility Results

Just having an automated accessibility check doesn't make your app more accessible. Read about how to best use these results in your team to make a more accessible product:

Maximizing Automated Accessibility Results
When a development team sets up their UI automation tests with accessibility, they tend to think they…
DEV CommunityMark Steadman

iOS

Optimizing for VoiceOver and Voice Control

Optimizing for VoiceOver and Voice Control
I’ve spoken about the layering system in accessibility, with VoiceOver support being a good first step toward supporting Voice Control, and Voice Control in turn being a good start in supporting Full Keyboard Access. I stand by this! Things like labels, traits and values get you most of the way there for Voice Control. We optimize for Voice Control (and Full Keyboard Access) using input labels, and then we can further optimize Full Keyboard Access verifying our keyboard support. But with this great power comes great responsibility…
Bas’ BlogBas’ Blog

Towards Automated Accessibility Report Generation for Mobile Apps

Notes from “Towards Automated Accessibility Report Generation for Mobile Apps”
Towards Automated Accessibility Report Generation for Mobile AppsMany apps have basic accessibility issues, like missing labels or low contrast. Automated tools can help app developers catch basic issues…Apple Machine Learning Research One of the most commonly used tools for generating audits on Apple platforms is the Accessibility Inspector, specially
elkraneoCristian DĂ­az Peredo

Music Haptics

Apple’s Music Haptics Accessibility Feature Makes Music Accessible To All—Even If You Can’t Hear It
A new accessibility feature of the newly-released iOS 18 is something Apple calls Music Haptics.
ForbesSteven Aquino

Android

Talk: "Is this app accessible? A Live Testing Demo"

Eeva-Jonna Panula will present a talk called "Is this app accessible? A Live Testing Demo" at QualityForge 2024, on October 10th. You can register for the virtual conference via the link below:

Digital Accessibility Conference QualityForge 2024
A virtual conference on October 10 dedicated to software quality assurance
Digital Accessibility Conference QualityForge 2024

Not available that day? Check out the replay from her talk at droidcon Berlin:

Is This App Accessible? A Live Testing Demo - droidcon
If you have ever come across the topic of accessibility, you might have heard that testing your app for accessibility is crucial. However, you might be unsure of how to go about it. What are the tools you can use? Where should you start?
droidcondroidcon

Flutter

Flutter and Friends: "Quick Wins - How to make your app more accessible"

https://www.youtube.com/live/j2rODBDY0G8

Flutter Belgium: "Accessibility First"

Join the Appt Slack Group

Use this link to join the Appt Slack workspace for mobile accessibility. Ask technical questions, share resources, get advice from other developers, and most importantly connect with developers who share your passion for a11y.

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