Jan Jaap de Groot

CSUNATC 2025 Recap This post only covers my impressions and experiences from CSUNATC. Others probably had dramatically different experiences. Talk Types The talks seemed to fall into three broad categories this year: pr...

“Staying the accessibility course is resistance right now.”
~Lainey Feingold

This!!! ✊

From @aardrian.bsky.social’s #CSUNATC25 recap.

adrianroselli.com/2025/03/csun...

Mike and Jan Jaap standing next to room 11 at the Appdevcon venue

At 16:10 we are presenting “Testing the accessibility of your app” in room 11 at #Appdevcon!

See you there?

Let’s catch up about #accessibility if you are attending the conference :)

Doofblind de Mol ontmaskeren met AI — Abra In mijn zoektocht naar de Mol gebruik ik technieken die je misschien niet verwacht: audiodescriptie en ondertiteling. Deze technieken zijn oorspronkelijk ontworpen om mensen met een visuele en/of audi...

Kun je de Mol ontmaskeren als je doof en/of blind bent?

Ja: dat kan dankzij #ondertiteling en #audiodescriptie.

Daarnaast kun je deze technieken kun je ook inzetten om de #Mol te ontmaskeren met #AI

abra.nl/blog/doofbli...

#widm #widm25 #WieIsDeMol

Ben presenting virtually from axe-con

If you can measure it, you can manage it. By providing broad measurements, baselines can contribute to driving improvement & can empower brand leaders and builders to prioritize a11y in their app development processes.” - Ben Ogilvie, ArcTouch www.deque.com/axe-con/sess... #axecon

Is it possible to have something that is accessible to Full Keyboard Access in an iOS App but NOT accessible to Switch Control? #iOSdev #a11y #SwiftUI

Rachael presenting virtually from axe-con

Applying WCAG to native mobile apps is.. complicated. So is the European Accessibility Act. Get some clarity from @ryomtoob.bsky.social - www.deque.com/axe-con/sess... #axecon

Documentation toolbar button shown in Large Content Viewer and GitHub documentation shown after opened in a .fullscreenCover modal dialog.

Adding a Documentation button to the iOS SwiftUI #a11y Techniques homepage toolbar.

Now both the app and the .md documentation files are listed alphabetically.

github.com/cvs-health/i...

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1. Visit abra.id/LaunchofferiOS
2. Apply coupon code "launchioswednesday" to get a 100% discount

Enjoy learning!

Screenshot of the Abra Academy, showcasing 5 courses and 1 bundle

We've just launched 4 new courses at the Abra Academy about app accessibility!

From Tuesday-Friday we are giving free access to one training per day.

For the next 24 hours you can get free access to our "App accessibility testing training".

All info: abra.ai/blog/introdu...

Mark Steadman (@steady5063.bsky.social) Director, Software Engineering- Mobile Accessibility at Fidelity Investments Accessibility automation, Mobile iOS/Android A11y Check out my articles: http://dev.to/steady5063

One of the key problems is that these rules are not directly applicable to Android + iOS.

The whole idea of ACT rules is that you can follow the testing procedures exactly as written. When you can’t, you lose the essence.

We are missing a W3C-like org for Android/iOS

cc @steady5063.bsky.social

The First Beta of Android 16 The first beta of Android 16 is now available. Developers and early adopters can now test features like adaptive apps, Live Updates, and more.

#Ally wins!

Android 16 is phasing out the ability for apps to restrict screen orientation and resizability on large screens

android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/01/firs...

An overlay highlights a screen that does not support landscape mode on an iPhone

Just released our first Abra rule to automatically test if screen orientation is supported in an app.

Following the successful validation of our rules architecture, we are ready to introduce new Abra rules on a regular basis.

More about it in our blog: abra.ai/blog/automat...

1 milllion fine for false #AccessibilityOverlay claims

Paul and Jan Jaap smiling standing in the studio wearing Abra clothing

Last week we've recorded 4 new e-learning courses about making your apps accessible.

My courses are:
1. Accessibility of Android apps
2. Accessibility of iOS apps

Looking forward to release them in January!

Pre-order: abra.ac/collections

#Android #iOS #Accessibility

Mobile accessibility advent calendar day 9

Day 9 of the #MobileA11yAdventCalendar

Web #Accessibility terms in their relative iOS terms!

Aria-label = .accessibilityLabel
Role/State = Traits
Heading = .isHeader
Page Title = .navigationTitle
Aria-hidden = .accessibilityHidden
Aria-live = accessibilityNotification.Announcement

Mobile accessibility advent calendar day 10

Day 10 of the #MobileA11yAdventCalendar

Web #A11y terms in their relative Android terms!

Aria-label = contentDescription
Role = Role/RoleDescription
Heading = semantics isHeading()
Page Title = TopAppBar title
Aria-hidden = isImportantForAccessibility
Aria-live = LiveRegionMode Polite/Assertive

The iOS Accessibility Technique library -
github.com/cvs-health/i...

The Jetpack Compose Accessibility Technique library -
github.com/cvs-health/a...

Appt -
appt.org/en

What are some mobile accessibility resources that are your go to's? Shout them out in the comments!

Made a Mobile #a11y Starter Pack with mobile accessibility folks I could find on Bluesky so far :)

Not many folks yet but I'll add to it over time :)

go.bsky.app/TsdhPG9

Native apps will become more popular Jan Jaap de Groot was in Luxembourg last week. We met this recognized Dutch expert in mobile app accessibility.

Invited expert at the W3C and facilitator of the Mobile Accessibility Task Force, @jjdg.bsky.social, Dutch expert in mobile app accessibility, was invited this month to speak on the subject at the GovTech Lab. Discover his view on app accessibility
accessibilite.public.lu/fr/news/2024...