Mobile Accessibility: Beyond the Basics
taught by:
Kaelynn Davies
co-presented by:
Mark Steadman
Session Summary
Native mobile accessibility knowledge has continued to grow over the last few years, leading to small gains in accessibility, with room for vast improvement. Diving into where the basics are being met, where the gaps are now, and how to deal with complex components, we can go beyond where mobile accessibility has been.
Description
Native mobile accessibility knowledge has continued to grow over the last few years due to the built-in capabilities of SwiftUI and Jetpack Compose. However, there are still large gaps in the mobile accessibility space that still exist leaving major accessibility issues in mobile applications.
When accessibility is not handled by components out-of-the-box developers miss key features to ensure full accessibility. While, in tandem, mobile applications continue to evolve to have more complex components and interactions. In this session, we will cover where the basics are being met, where the gap is now, and how to handle complex mobile components’ accessibility.
Practical Skills
- Why mobile accessibility matters.
- The basics of mobile accessibility and where the gaps still lie.
- How to handle accessibility challenges of complex components.