Popular Unaccesible iOS apps by irresponsible developers

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by reidmain • 14 years ago

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reidmain• 14 years ago

As an iOS developer I can say that I've never tested my apps using VoiceOver. Not because I didn't want to spend the time or figured it was such a small part of the market that it wasn't economically viable. The thought literally never entered into my mind. I never thought someone who couldn't see the screen would ever interact with it.

This has made me think of other minority groups that I may have been discriminating against. The colorblind, the deaf.

"I didn't know" is almost never a valid excuse and it most certainly isn't in this scenario.

huxley• 14 years ago

Apple really should consider adding accessibility testing to the app approval process or working with a group to provide it in parallel.

Maybe it wouldn't result in the app being rejected but Apple should provide developers with feedback about potential accessibility issues.

Popular Unaccesible iOS apps by irresponsible developers

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