Accessibility on Android

In this talk, we learn about some of the basics of accessibility on Android, and how we can improve the Buffer app.

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1. ACCESSIBILITY ON ANDROID
   With mentions of hedgehogs
   

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2. WHY ACCESSIBILITY
   ➤ Make our app usable for more people
   ➤ Make the app more usable for people in everyday situations
   ➤ DO THE RIGHT THING!
   ➤ IMPROVE CONSISTENTLY
   ➤ ACT BEYOND YOURSELF
   

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4. WHAT HELPS
   ➤ Content description for screen readers
   ➤ Increased contrast
   ➤ Large touch targets
   ➤ Meaningful ordering
   ➤ Announce visual changes
   

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5. WHAT WE’VE DONE
   ➤ Content descriptions for screen readers
   

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6. Unlabeled Button
   

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7. Compose update
   

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8. WHAT WE’VE DONE
   ➤ Content descriptions for screen readers
   ➤ Being mindful as we work on new things
   

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10. WHAT WE CAN DO?
    ➤ Add tests to prevent accessibility regression
    ➤ Ensure we’re always using
    ➤ Content descriptions
    ➤ High contrast
    ➤ Large touch targets
    ➤ Try out the app with a screen reader
    ➤ Ability to add image descriptions for Twitter posts
    

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11. “
    Let’s change the narrative “heroic
    disabled person overcomes obstacles”
    to “society is inclusive, all can
    succeed”.
    -Haben Girma
    

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