Talk given at Accessibility Toronto on September 28th, 2016.

1. ACCESSIBILITY IN WATCHOS & TVOS
ACCESSIBILITY TORONTO • MOZILLA COMMUNITY SPACE • SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

2. I'M BRIANNICE TO MEET YOU.

3. HERE'S THE PLAN

4. 1 IN 5 AMERICANS

5. 285 MILLION WORLDWIDEONE OUT OF EVERY SEVEN PEOPLE ON THE PLANET.

6. ''…are frequently left
in the shadows of
technological
advancments that are a
source of empowerment
and attainment for
others.''

7. ''But Apple's engineers
pushed back against
this unacceptable
reality.''

8. ''When we work on
making our devices
accessible by the blind,
I don't consider the
bloody ROI.''
— Tim Cook, Apple CEO

9. ''Apple has done more
for accessibility than
any other company to
date.''
— Mark Riccobono, NFB President

10. THIRD-PARTY DEVELOPERS
ARE BLOWING IT

11. ''…when apps are
updated to new
versions, blind users
find that accessibility
has been comprimised,
either deliberately or
accidentally.''

12. ''…the blind user must
simply hope that the
developer rectifies the
problem quickly.``
— Mark Riccobono, NFB President

13. ''…while accessibility
problems only affect a
small percentage of an
app's userbase, their
impact can be extremely
damaging or fatal''
— Marco Arment, iOS Developer
(Instapaper, Overcast)

14. WE HAVE TO DO BETTER

15. WATCHOS

16. VOICEOVER

18. VOICEOVER TIPS
Ensure every UI element has an accessibility label,
traits, and hint

19. VOICEOVER TIPS
Accomodate VoiceOver using
UIAccessibilityIsVoiceOverRunning()

20. VOICEOVER TIPS
Provide shortcuts by implementing
-(BOOL)accessibilityPerformMagicTap

21. VOICEOVER TIPS
Use Screen Curtain & the Accessibility Shortcut

22. DYNAMIC TYPE

23. DYNAMIC TYPE

24. DYNAMIC TYPE TIPS
Use the built-in font styles

25. DYNAMIC TYPE TIPS
Monitor changes to the user's font size
UIContentSizeCategoryDidChangeNotification
(USEFUL FOR ADJUSTING CUSTOM FONTS)

26. REDUCE TRANSPARENCY
& MOTION

27. TAPTIC ENGINE

28. TAPTIC ENGINE TIPS
Provide tactile feedback on actions within your app

29. TVOS

30. DISPLAY
ACCOMODATIONS

31. DISPLAY ACCOMODATIONS TIPS
Change your UI when the user enables accessible features
UIAccessibilityReduceTransparencyStatusDidChange
UIAccessibilityReduceMotionStatusDidChange
UIAccessibilityInvertColorsStatusDidChange
UIAccessibilityGrayscaleStatusDidChange
UIAccessibilityDarkerSystemColorsStatusDidChange

32. SIRI & DICTATION

33. ZOOM

34. SWITCH CONTROL

35. TIPS & ADVICE

36. PLAN FOR ACCESSIBILITY
FROM THE START

37. USE THE ACCESSIBILITY
INSPECTOR

38. PUT YOUR APP IN FRONT
OF REAL USERS

39. THANKS!