Accessibility with Kim Arnett

In this episode, Leo talks with Kim Arnett of Expedia, about the importance of accessibility and how to make it part of your team’s development process.

Show Notes

Guest

• Kim Arnett (kimarnett.com)
  • Twitter @kaydacode
  • DEV.TO @kaydacode

Related Episodes

• Episode 31: Future Proofing Your Apps with Gui Rambo

Related Links

• The Curb Cut Effect: How Making Public Spaces Accessible to People With Disabilities Helps Everyone
• Deque
• Chris DeMars
• Nathan Loding
• a11y with lindsey

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What is Accessibility

• Accessibility is more than just permanent disabilities
• Considering text size, color blindness, screen readers, touch issues

What Can Developers Do Now?

• Making fonts scalable with Dynamic Text 
• Consider text size based on other languages
• Apple makes it simple to include accessibility
• Using built-in controls over third-party tools
• Using accessibility labels
• Don't forget Dark Mode

Why Accessibility is important?

• Includes a larger audience which depends on it
• 20% report having disabilities
• Fear of Lawsuit 😱
• Make Sure Everyone Has A Voice
• The Curb Cut Effect: How Making Public Spaces Accessible to People With Disabilities Helps Everyone

What can managers do?

• The importance of diversity in your team
• Practice using the app without sight and only screen readers
• Using iPhone Accessibility settings to test your app

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Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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Creators & Guests

Host

Leo Dion

Swift developer for Apple devices and more; Founder of BrightDigit; husband and father of 6 adorable kids

Guest

kim 

Mobile Team Lead building accessibility tools && Speaker. iOS background. 🪴 && 🐕 collector. Hobby photographer. Views are my own experience.

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