How to Provide Accessibility in your Android App | Part 4: List, Link Semantics and Testing
Enhance accessibility in your Android app. Learn how to create accessible links using AnnotatedString and discover how to test your app’s accessibility with tools like TalkBack, Switch Access, Accessibility Scanner, or the Android Ally plugin.
It is often said that end users should be more involved in development, design, and testing. What are the main barriers for this to happen, and are there good examples to learn from?
Accessibility improvements – the public sector perspective
This session will discuss the balance between compliance reporting and user needs in accessibility statements, as well as continuous improvement of accessibility in a fast moving environment among public sector bodies.
A brief overview of the current situation in Europe when it comes to overlays, made by Roberto Scano, senior ICT accessibility expert. The panel will discuss the end user perspective of overlays as well as technical aspects, focusing on how new technology should best be handled from a policy perspective.
In an effort to help, Xbox has put together a training session to help game developers have enjoyable and productive interactions with people with disabilities. This video covers the basics of interacting with people with various categories of disabilities. After watching it, you should feel better prepared and more comfortable working with gamers with disabilities.
Clive Loseby: The internet's accessibility problem -- and how to fix it
The internet provides access to knowledge for billions across the world, but how accessible is it really? Website accessibility advocate Clive Loseby sheds light on why many parts of the web are closed off to those with disabilities -- and lays out some steps to make being online better for everyone.
“Prove your value.” “Justify your presence.” “Demonstrate impact.” Too many organizations have convinced designers that they’re the problem — that if they just worked harder, they’d be taken seriously. But if just doing more were going to fix the problem… it’d be fixed by now.
From 2 to 5 October NL Design System organises the third edition of Design Systems Week. Speakers from various organisations will join us for short talks about the how and why of design systems. This year there will be talks both in Dutch and English.
App accessibility: Commonly overlooked accessibility practices for mobile apps
Most mobile apps are still not accessible, and companies often overlook accessibility practices beyond surface-level design elements such as colors and contrast levels. This article lists some of the things that are often overlooked in app design accessibility.