[Accessibility_sig] FW: Beginning iPhone Programming

[James Craig]

William Greer wrote:
> Does anyone know how accessible iphones are?

VoiceOver on the iPhone works with all of the shipping iPhone apps and
any of the third-party apps that use standard controls, meaning most
iPhone apps are accessible to vision-impaired user without any
additional work on the part of the developer. If the developer uses a
custom view or customized Cocoa controls, there may be additional work
for the developer. Refer to the accessibility development guidelines
below.

> Is there any information, to
> be more specific, regarding iphone programming and accessibility?

Accessibility Programming Guide for iPhone OS
http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/iPhoneAccessibility/Introduction/Introduction.html

Most web accessibility techniques apply and work exactly the same on
the iPhone as they do in the desktop version of Safari. Many engineers
at Apple are working diligently with the standards bodies to provide
accessibility support for emerging technologies such as WAI-ARIA and
HTML 5 Canvas. Safari on iPhone already has basic support for WAI-ARIA
and is, as far as I know, the only mobile device to have any support
for WAI-ARIA. Of course, accessibility support is always improving.

More info on the Apple site.
http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/vision.html