Accessibility and Apple Vision Pro, NSSpain 2024

Making apps accessible is one thing, but what about making your apps on Apple Vision Pro accessible? Learn the basics, learn about special considerations for accessibility in spatial computing, and fun tips and tricks you can do for your apps you're building for Apple Vision Pro.

Presentation given at NSSpain on September 19, 2024
https://2024.nsspain.com/

Transcript

1. Accessibility on Apple Vision Pro
2. ☠ ➡ 🤮 🍷 ➡ 🤮 🥽 ➡ 🤮 🤮
3. Accessibility can wait…
4. 1. What’s new 2. What’s slightly different 3. What’s the same
5. 1. What’s new
6. Rapid movement Motion Bouncing / waving Zooming Multi-axis movement Spinning / rotation Persistent background effects 🆕
7. Motion 🆕 • Limit risky motions • Static alternative based on settings
11. 👩
12. Head Anchors • Prefer world anchors • No critical info • Change to world anchors based on settings 🆕
15. Displacement • Optional displacement • Stationary experience 🆕
16. 1. What’s new • Motion • Head anchors • Displacement
17. 2. What’s slightly different
18. Annotations • accessibilityLabel • accessibilityValue • accessibilityTraits • etc.
19. Annotations • accessibilityLabel • accessibilityValue • accessibilityTraits • etc. 🆕 + RealityKit
25. Add annotations here
26. Accessibility Notifications
27. Accessibility Notifications 🆕
28. Accessibility Notifications • Relative position (x, y, z) into text 🆕
29. Accessibility Notifications
30. Gestures • Avoid complex gestures • Provide simple alternatives • Choose gestures at the beginning • Change gestures • Reminder of gestures 🆕
31. Touch Target Size • 44 x 44 pt • 60 x 60 pt • + 8 pt 🆕
32. Allow Time • Avoid time-outs • Seriously, give more time 🆕
33. Manual Testing • VoiceOver • Dwell Control 🆕
34. Dwell Control • Most limited set of gestures 🆕 Creepy Eyes Tap Scroll Long Press Drag
35. Color contrast • 4:1 contrast ratio • Online contrast checkers • Glass material 🆕
36. ✅ ❌
37. ✅ ❌
39. • Does not exist on visionOS • iPad defaults to light mode Dark Mode 🆕
41. • Does not exist on visionOS • iPad defaults to light mode • In-app settings for iPad Dark Mode 🆕
42. 2. What’s slightly different • Annotations in RealityKit • Accessibility notifications with position • Gestures • Touch target size • Allow (much more) time • Manual testing • Color contrast • Dark mode (RIP)
43. 3. What’s the same
44. • Dynamic type • Accessibility labels, localized • Accessibility traits • Ignore decorative elements • Focus order • Grouping • Overlapping elements • Etc. What’s the same (as iOS)
45. Conclusion
46. Conclusion
47. Thanks! RobinKanatzar.com/ NSSpain