Simplified summary The Voice Control feature in iOS is very helpful for accessibility testers. This feature shows the accessible name of all interface controls on mobile apps. This makes it much easier to control the device with voice, because you can see the correct labels. Voice Control is also easy to turn on. Article text
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Happy holidays from AccessibilityOz
A quick look back at 2021… Where we went It’s been another unprecedented year for everyone, AccessibilityOz included. We stretched our digital footprint at 11 virtual conferences, many of which featured our CEO Gian Wild’s presentation on Mobile Accessibility: Testing Mobile Sites and Native Apps for Accessibility, including: In
Communicating with People with Disabilities
Talking with people with disabilities is just like talking to any other person, because they are like any other person. However, there are several things to keep in mind when communicating with a person with a disability. Speak to the individual People with visible disabilities are often ignored in conversations, even ones that they are
Accessibility Basics Part 2: WCAG
In this 2-part article series, we take our popular webinar and presentation “Accessibility Basics” and present it in an easy-to-understand article format. Part 1 begins by explaining what web accessibility is and why it’s needed. In this part, we introduce WCAG. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, or WCAG, were written by accessibility specialists, people with disabilities
Accessibility Basics Part 1: Overview of accessibility
In this 2-part article series, we take our popular webinar and presentation “Accessibility Basics” and present it in an easy-to-understand article format. Part 1 begins by explaining what web accessibility is and why it’s needed. What is online accessibility? Online accessibility is the ability for a person with a disability to understand and use a
The trouble with blind dates: screen readers and date formatting
Date, time and description – these are the data most frequently checked while learning about an event, meeting or institution opening hours. In many cases you will even skip the description in favour of the date, time and title. As a user, you expect the calendar data to be provided clearly, so that you
Accessible Technology in Australia: The AHRC’s Human Rights and Technology Final Report
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has released their Human Rights and Technology Final Report, the results of a three-year project led by Commissioner Edward Santow that analyses how emerging technologies affect and interact with human rights and provides recommendations to the Australian government based on these trends. The report is divided into two major
The History of Digital Accessibility: Come celebrate AccessibilityOz’s 10th birthday with a new webinar!
AccessibilityOz is turning 10! Come celebrate with us at our free webinar, The History of Digital Accessibility. To accommodate more time zones, this webinar is being run twice: Tuesday, April 13th at 1:00PM PT / 4:00PM ET (Wednesday, April 14th at 6:00AM AET) (Find out when this is in your time zone.) Register
Catch our 2nd webinar series with CommonLook!
We’ve partnering up with CommonLook again to put on a two-part free webinar series. Be sure to register for these great topics: What Makes a Document Accessible and Standards-Compliant? Date: 24 March, 2021 at 1:00PM PT / 4:00PM ET Description: CommonLook’s Avery Hymel takes you on a deep dive into the elements and checkpoints that
Let’s talk mobile accessibility… And come find us at CSUN next week!
Find AccessibilityOz at CSUN 2021… Get a trial of OzWiki! The 36th CSUN Assistive Technology Conference kicks off next week, and you’ll find AccessibilityOz at the virtual expo! Stop by to chat about accessibility and grab a 3-month trial of OzWiki, our database of accessibility errors, examples, code and solutions. Not attending CSUN? You can