iOS SwiftUI Accessibility Techniques

iOS SwiftUI sample code demonstrating a variety of good and bad accessibility coding techniques.

Demonstrates accessibility techniques for iOS SwiftUI apps using a collection of good and bad examples that can be tested with VoiceOver and other iOS assistive technologies.

Explains how to apply WCAG to iOS SwiftUI apps.

Using the app with VoiceOver and other iOS assistive technologies will demonstrate the right and wrong ways of applying accessibility to a SwiftUI app.

Download iOS app from the AppStore.

Read the blog post, Announcing the iOS SwiftUI Accessibility Techniques Open Source Project.

Review the project source code to see how to apply the accessibility techniques in working SwiftUI code examples.

Documentation files for each technique are listed below.

Topics

• [x] = Completed
• [x] Images
  • [x] Informative
  • [x] Decorative
  • [x] Functional
• [x] Headings
• [x] Page Titles
• [x] Announcements
  • [x] Accessibility Notifications
  • [x] Error Validation
• [x] Reading Order
• [x] Focus Management
• [x] Accessibility UX Enhancements
  • [x] Actions
  • [x] Adjustable Action
  • [x] Attributed Strings
  • [x] Assistive Access
  • [x] Assistive Technology Detection
  • [x] Escape
  • [x] Input Labels
  • [x] Large Content Viewer
  • [x] Magic Tap
  • [x] Rotor
  • [x] VoiceOver Pronunciation
• [x] Dynamic Type
• [x] Language
• [x] UI Controls
  • [x] Accordions
  • [x] Alerts
  • [x] Buttons
  • [x] Checkboxes
  • [x] Confirmation Dialogs
  • [x] Date & Time Pickers
  • [x] Grouping Controls
  • [x] Input Instructions
  • [x] Links
  • [x] Menus
  • [x] Pickers
  • [x] Popovers
  • [x] Search Suggestions
  • [x] Segmented Controls
  • [x] Sheets
  • [x] Sliders
  • [x] Steppers
  • [x] Radio Buttons
  • [x] Tabs
  • [x] Text Fields
  • [x] Toggles
• [x] Navigation
• [x] Data Tables
• [x] Lists
• [x] Cards
• [ ] Charts
• [x] Touch Target Size
• [x] Responding to User Accessibility Preferences
  • [x] Dark Mode
  • [x] Increase Contrast
  • [x] Reduce Motion
  • [x] Reduce Transparency
  • [x] Smart Invert
• [x] Progress Indicators
• [x] Accessibility Representation Custom Controls
• [x] Meaningful Accessible Names
• [x] Combining Focus
• [x] Device Orientation
• [x] Scroll Views
• [x] Accessibility Hidden
• [x] Carousels
• [x] Horizontal Scroll Views
• [ ] Siri Shortcuts
• [ ] Responsive Layouts

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License

iOS SwiftUI Accessibility Techniques is licensed under under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE file for more information.

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