Accessibility

TLDR; What will you learn: - Why focus on Accessibility? - What's EAA and why it is so messy? - Examples and Lessons learned - Discussing compliance of some common UI elements - [...]

Did you know you can use the Chrome DevTools to test whether your website is build in an accessible way? If not, let's explore together. In this session, we will explore how we [...]

As an app developer it is becoming more and more important to create accessible mobile apps. If not for the legislation (European Accessibility Act), you should do it in the very least so [...]

Allowing everyone to be able to use your app without compromises is becoming increasingly important, for inclusivity, market and legal reasons. Especially with the new European laws about app accessibility taking effect in [...]

iOS devices are the pinnacle of touch screen technology. Capacitive multi-touch on the original iPhone was what really set the device apart from anything that had come before and helped make the iPhone [...]

Could you imagine going to the hospital in a wheelchair and not being able to get inside due to the 20 steps of stairs you have to take without the option of a [...]

For years, accessibility features and experiences were seen as nice to have when it came to app development. Shockingly, many developers overlook this vital aspect, inadvertently excluding a significant user base. The World [...]

How do we go from an app reading backspace when selecting an important button to an app somebody with an impairment can use, safely? This was a question we faced in spring 2023. [...]

Apps should be accessible for everyone, but what API's exist to achieve this? This talk covers the accessibility API's of Android, iOS, Flutter, React Native and Xamarin. You will learn about the pros [...]

According to Wikipedia: “The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias whereby people with low expertise regarding a certain area of knowledge tend to overestimate their ability or knowledge.” I’m now fairly certain that, [...]

An inclusive type of approach creates better  mobile apps because it aims to benefit all users, therefore also those who must cope with disabilities. Thinking in terms of accessibility throughout the entire process [...]

Want to start building apps for people with disabilities but don’t know where to start? In this session we cover everything to start right now! There are many people with learning disabilities around [...]

"They don't use our app anyway." "This is our MVP, we'll add that later." "But we know nothing about that." Mobile app accessibility is becoming increasingly important, for moral, business and even legal [...]

This hands-on workshop will get you started on making your app more accessible, by taking a look at VoiceOver, and a more in-depth look at dynamic type, Voice Control, and Full Keyboard Access [...]

Do you ever think about accessibility? Is it an integral part of your design or development process? It better be. For more than one reason. And probably not the ones you are thinking [...]

Did you know that people who are blind use the same smartphones and apps as everyone else? Unfortunately, users with disabilities usually have a much worse app experience. And often, apps have barriers [...]

Did you know that people who are blind use the same smartphones and apps as everyone else? Unfortunately, users with disabilities usually have a much worse app experience. And often, apps have barriers [...]

Colors are an important way to convey information, but there are a lot of people with color blindness and low vision. What if your only way of conveying information is using color? What [...]

An integral part of design systems and style guides is typography. Typography declares how text will appear in your product by specifying the font family, size, weight, line height, etc. While much of [...]

It is the moment you have been working so hard for. You press the ‘Submit’ button. Your app is now on its way to the App Store. In just a few days, your [...]