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@iOhYesPodcast great episode - filled my wait in the airport. Great topics and discussion. I think an all Jazzy Chad episode is overdue ;)
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The Discussion
Mobile Accessibility - getting into the details
iOhYes Podcast Episode 35 - Includes a discussion with Neem Serra about the importance of making apps accessible
The basics
UIAccessibility protocol reference
Advanced APIs
UIAcessibilityContainer protocol reference
UIAccessibilityAction protocol reference
UIAccessibilityPostNotification() reference
Thoughts on accessible design
What considerations should be made in terms of information density?
How do we maintain accessibility as design trends toward gesture-driven UI?
How does one strike a balance between avoiding too many user preferences and providing adaptability for special needs?
New stuff in iOS 8
Accessibility on iOS - WWDC 2014
Additional resources
Apple’s Accessibility Developer Portal
Verifying App Accessibility on iOS
iOS Best Practices - via Web Accessibility
Open-Source project of the week
Riemann Sum: UIAccessibility Demo - Sommer Panage on GitHub
The application allows the user to model one of 3 functions in a graph and select the number of rects to approximate the integral using a Riemann Sum. (This demo uses the Left Riemann Sum.)
This app has been made fully accessible to demonstrate the use of Apple's UIAccessibility protocols / classes. It demonstrates basic accessibility additions via customization of accessibilityLabel properties thru more advanced accessibility via custom accessibility containers.
git clone https://github.com/spanage/riemann_sum_ax_ios
Picks
Chad (@jazzychad)
That Thing In Swift: http://thatthinginswift.com/
Darryl (@dh_thomas)
Vovis: Soon-to-be-available project. An out-of-band VoiceOver visualizer to help identify potential accessibility issues. I’ll be sharing it on GitHub soon. (Hopefully before the next episode.)
Beyond Visual Interfaces with Kevin Jones at Madison+ UX
Kevin Jones demonstrates the challenges of navigating 2-dimensional interfaces designed for sighted users when using screen readers, which may be considered 1-dimensional, and provides suggestions as to how design might be optimized for screen readers.
Sommer (@sommer)
Tommy Edison: a lot of us don't actually know a blind person. Tommy does 2 awesome YouTube series: one answering common questions sighted people have for blind people and the other reviewing films from the blind perspective. Each is a quick and interesting:
https://www.youtube.com/user/TommyEdisonXP
https://www.youtube.com/user/BlindFilmCritic
Flesky: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fleksy-keyboard-happy-typing/id520337246?mt=8 incredible keyboard for sighted and non-sighted users alike. Shows promise for learned custom gestures.
