Accessibility @ Scale

Presented at Chicago Roboto 2017.

Accessibility often isn’t a priority for companies as they grow, but if you don’t invest in it early it can become a knotty problem. In this talk I will discuss breaking down a complex Android application to find low-hanging fixes as well as prioritizing larger improvements and investing in accessibility in the future. We will discuss my experience growing grassroots support for accessibility improvements at Pinterest and both the moral and business value of improving it.

Transcript

1. Accessibility @ Scale Mallika Potter Chicago Roboto 2017
4. Meet Amy
5. 1 in 5
6. 8.1 million have a vision impairment
7. 19.9 million have difficulty lifting or grasping
8. 7.6 million have a hearing impairment
9. 15%
10. So you want to make your app accessible...
11. Who What Where When Why How
12. Who What Where When Why How
13. Who
14. Visual Motion Hearing
15. Visual Motion Hearing
16. Visual Motion Hearing
17. Not sure who? Try user testing
18. Why
19. 8.1 million have a vision impairment
20. 19.9 million have difficulty lifting or grasping
21. 7.6 million have a hearing impairment
22. Why
23. When
24. How
25. TalkBack Text Scaling
26. TalkBack Text Scaling
27. Step 1/3: Figure out what you currently have
28. Describe user interface controls Enable focus based navigation Custom view controls No audio only feedback Minimum touch size
29. Describe user interface controls Enable focus based navigation Custom view controls No audio only feedback Minimum touch size
30. Describe user interface controls Enable focus based navigation Custom view controls No audio only feedback Minimum touch size
31. Describe user interface controls Enable focus based navigation Custom view controls No audio only feedback Minimum touch size
32. Describe user interface controls Enable focus based navigation Custom view controls No audio only feedback Minimum touch size
33. Step 2/3: Prioritize fixes
34. TalkBack Color contrast Visual-only signaling Audio-only signaling
35. TalkBack Color contrast Visual-only signaling Audio-only signaling
36. TalkBack Color contrast Visual-only signaling Audio-only signaling
37. TalkBack Color contrast Visual-only signaling Audio-only signaling
38. Try accessibility features for yourself
39. Likely problems
40. Custom views Working with design Too little time, too many fixes Regression
42. Custom views Working with design Too little time, too many fixes Regression
43. Custom views Working with design Too little time, too many fixes Regression
44. Custom views Working with design Too little time, too many fixes Regression
45. Step 3/3: Building support
46. Resources
47. Questions?
48. @mallikaandroid