Mobile Resources

From Mobile Accessibility Task Force

WAI Mobile Accessibility Resources

Mobile Accessibility Dev Techniques

Applications

  • A training module on accessibility for custom controls on iOS is available on iTunesU. Search for Stanford University Course CS193D “Developing Apps for iOS”, 2010 Sessions, Lecture 18 “Accessibility on iOS: Make an App for Everyone”. Guest lecturer Chris Fleizach, Apple Accessibility Development team. - (2010)
  • IBM software checklist (click on each checkpoint link and search for "iOS" in the techniques) Source: IBM - (copyright 2010)

Website

  • IBM Web Checklist (click on each checkpoint link and search for "iOS" in the techniques) Source: IBM - (copyright 2011)

Mobile Design

General Guidance

iOS

Android

Windows Phone 8

Microsoft Surface

Blackberry

FirefoxOS

Mobile Best Practices (not specific to accessibility)

General Guidance

iOS

Android

Windows Phone 8

Microsoft Surface

Blackberry

FirefoxOS

Mobile Accessibility Platform Features

iOS

Videos

How-to Guides

Browsers

  • Apollo - iTunes description (Notable: global font size with wrap, read mode, video pop out split screen) (Last updated 26 July 2013)
  • Atomic Web - iTunes description (Notable: non-global font size with wrap, save font for site, identify browser as, view source with or without wrap, extensive configuration of controls including button opacity, autofill forms) (October 2010)
  • Dolphin - iTunes description - (Copyright 2013) (Notable: global font size 3 sizes, night mode)
  • Knowtilus Pro (Notable: reader and RSS modes, extensions include annotation)
  • Maven - iTunes description (Notable: global font size, identify browser as, split screen, trackpad, extensive configurable gestures) - (copyright 2013)
  • Mercury - iTunes description (Notable: global font size; reader mode with font size that doesn't increase spacing between lines and white on black; identify browser as, configurable gestures with visual feedback, autofill forms, disable images) - (copyright 2013)
  • Safari - Source Apple - (copyright 2014)
  • Terra - (Notable: easy clipping, sophisticated find, identify browser as) - (copyright 2014)

Android

Videos

How-to Guides

Browsers

  • Stock Android Browser

Windows Phone 8

Videos

How-to Guides

Browsers

Microsoft Surface

Videos

How-to Guides

  • Ease of Access features Source: Microsoft (Applies to Surface RT, Surface 2, Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1)

Browsers

Blackberry

Videos

How-to Guides

Browsers

  • BlackBerryOS10 Browser

FirefoxOS

Videos

How-to Guides

Browsers

JavaScript

(Note that hammer.js does not work unmodified when screen readers are enabled - see link "Accessible Javascript gestures" above)

Discusses the problem of using JavaScript gesture libraries like hammer.js with screen readers like VoiceOveer turned on.

Mobile Testing

Testing Guidelines

Testing Results

Testing Environments

Testing Tools

  • OpenVULab for iOS An open source app designed for remote usability and accessibility research. Source: Ronald Owston - (copyright 2013)
  • W3C mobileOK Checker Source: WAI - (copyright 2010)

Resource Lists

Conferences

Publications

Books

  • Designing with progressive enhancement. Todd Parker, Patty Toland, Scott Jehl, Maggie Costello Wachs. Publisher: New Riders. Feb 2010 ISBN-10: 0321658884
  • Mobile HTML5 by Estelle Weyl. Publisher: O'Reilly. November 2013 ISBN:978-1-4493-1141-4
  • Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS3 by Ben Frain. Publisher: PACKT. April 2012 ISBN-10: 9350237881

Articles

Talks

Hardware

Miscellaneous (doesn't fit anywhere else at the moment)