some Accessibility resources
I’ve been an iOS developer since the iPhone was released, and one of the many side effects has been an increasing passion and understanding of accessibility, which ultimately resulted in my current professional focus on Accessible Spatial Computing (but that’s a story for another post).
One of the many things I’ve been lucky to experience through this process is the opportunity to engage with the community and witness individuals become inspired and taking ownership of solving the shortcomings of existing interfaces. As part of this experience, I wanted to make my list of most referred resources more public so that anyone trying to make their context more accessible could use it.
Books
WWDC
In general, I recommend all WWDC accessibility sessions, but here is a ranking of my top five
Documentation
Apple
The accessibility section of Apple’s human interface guidelines is an inspiring living document that is a great expression of synthesis while also providing practical advice to help make sensible decisions.
Developer documents
Support documents
https://help.apple.com/voiceover/command-charts/
Microsoft
https://www.microsoft.com/accessibility/
Sony
https://www.sony.com/SonyInfo/accessibility/
Talks
Sommer Panage offers an interesting perspective on possible models for creating accessible teams within companies
Michelle Cortese gives a condensed master class of her course on ethical considerations and skills required for the current iteration of XR interfaces
Great explanation by Jaylin Herskovitz of the “Making Smartphone Augmented Reality Apps Accessible” research, with hints at future work
Insights into Apple’s Accessibility practice
Great details about how VoiceOVer came to be
YouTubers
Ryan Hudson Peralta demonstrates how versatile the Apple Vision Pro can be in terms of accessibility and makes a strong case for the voice control and, in particular, sound actions features
Podcasts
Communities
Articles
Press
Tutorials
Research
