iOS App Development: Accessibility

Explore the different accessibility technologies that are built into iOS, and learn how to build apps that all users—regardless of their needs and abilities—can access.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know
• Using the exercise files

1. Accessibility Overview

• What is Accessibility?
• Accessibility features in iOS
• Exploring accessibility settings
• Exploring VoiceOver
• Exploring Switch Control

2. Accessibility Audit

• Bridges walkthrough
• Accessibility Inspector
• VoiceOver user testing
• Switch Control user testing

3. Improving Our App: Visual Accommodations

• Dynamic Type
• Dynamic Type, part 2: Custom fonts
• Dynamic Type, part 3: UITableViewCells
• Reduce transparency
• Reduce motion: Animations
• Reduce motion: Custom transitions
• Bold fonts and darker colors

4. Improving Our App: Semantic Accessibility

• Accessible elements
• Labels
• Hints
• Traits
• Containers
• Making custom objects accessible

5. Improving Our App: Accessibility Customizations

• VoiceOver gestures
• VoiceOver actions rotor
• Custom rotors
• Notifications

6. Improving Our App: Guided Access

• Exploring Guided Access
• Removing features and functionality
• Creating custom restrictions

Conclusion

• Next steps