Day 3 - #adventOfIOSAccessibility. Anything representing a heading in the app should have the header trait. It allows for a faster way of exploring a screen and quickly jumping to the part of the app you are interested in. Screens should also start with a header. #365DaysIOSAccessibility

Day 2 - #adventOfIOSAccessibility. Some recommendations for improving your accessibility labels: don't add the element type, avoid redundancy and verbosity, localize... #365DaysIOSAccessibility

Day 1 - #adventOfIOSAccessibility. One of the accessibility issues I see more often in iOS apps, believe it or not, is unlabelled elements. This happens especially for buttons with an icon but no title. In those cases, you need to configure an accessibility label manually. #365DaysIOSAccessibility

Third pick! This talk from @rob-w.bsky.social is 🔥 I like to say accessibility is about abstracting the UI so people can use apps and consume info through multiple input and output methods. Here you’ll find tons of ways to use touch apps in a touch-free way! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHPM...

My first pick from this month’s Appt News newsletter: Using native components is one of the best ways to keep your apps accessible. But when you need custom ones, @jordanmorgan10.bsky.social reminds us to make them learnable, memorable, and of course… accessible! www.appt.news/appt-news-ac...

Are you subscribed to Appt News yet (formerly Accessible Mobile Apps)? You really should be, and not just because I was the guest curator of this month’s issue! 😁 Huge thanks to @robinkanatzar.bsky.social for the invite!

The latest Appt Mobile Accessibility Newsletter is out! This time written by @dadederk.bsky.social appt.news/appt-news-ac... #iOS #Android #Accessibility #A11y

My talk at @swiftconnection.bsky.social has been posted! 😁 Meeting the incredible attendees and speakers was just as much a delight as presenting for the first time, so thank you to everyone who made it such a great experience! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iZ_...

This is me with the best company possible! So great to see you all! 😊

Thanks to everyone who came to the accessibility drop in sessions at #SwiftLeeds this week with myself and @dadederk.bsky.social. I had so much fun talking about accessibility, keep in touch and let us know what you’ve improved from what we talked about.

We hope you all have a great time at #SwiftLeeds this week. Why not check out some Leeds Swifts while you’re there? www.startbirding.co.uk/leeds-swifts/

If (or not just but especially if) you are an iOS dev, check out this very cool initiative!

A small project me and a handful of folks have been working on over the summer. We love Swift and we love swifts. We want to show support for the namesake of our language, and to get you out into nature. Follow for more. #SwiftForSwifts

It’s very cool to be able to say I’ll be guest-hosting a tiny part of this year’s ID24 as we discover how the BBC is baking accessibility into their iOS and Android apps. At 13:00 UTC 25 September - but of course the whole 24 hours will be great 😌

iOS 26 is almost here - So this is a friendly reminder to fill out your Accessibility Nutrition Labels 🦾 #a11y #iOS26

Don’t think it’ll be ready by Monday. And am I ready? Probably not… 😅 But here we go! Version 1.0 is officially submitted for review. This is the worst it’s ever going to be. From here it only gets better. Hope you enjoy using it as much as I’ve enjoyed building it! #BuildInPublic

Creating adaptive apps that feel great across devices and configurations is easier than ever! Next: giving some love to the iPadOS version. Switch from a List to a NavigationSplitView that holds the List and displays the Transcript in the Detail pane... and voilà, magic! #BuildInPublic

I’ve added some sample content to Xarra, so the app isn’t empty on first launch, but also to serve as a little onboarding that shows what it does and how to use it. Let’s play a game! Can you guess where I got the inspiration for the first few lines? 👀 #BuildInPublic #iOSDev

@swiftleeds.co.uk is almost here, and it’s looking 🔥! I’m super excited to be back running accessibility drop-in sessions with my friend @rob-w.bsky.social! Book a slot and come chat with us. We love nothing more than talking all things iOS accessibility with devs! swiftleeds.co.uk/ticket#dropin

✅ Venue confirmed ✅ MC confirmed ✅ House band confirmed ✅ Aurora order placed ❌ Webpages updated ❌ Sauna booked ❌ Listed at Cocoa Conferences ❌ CFP open Slowly slowly ARCtic vol. 2 is cooking.

All I want for Christmas is... for macOS to remember my spaces configuration after restart.

With Reduce Motion enabled, you still see where you’ll land on the slider, but the transcript doesn’t scroll until you release it. There's less going on the screen, while still getting the same information and functionality. testflight.apple.com/join/sjk3n7y6 #BuildInPublic #iOSDev

Hey! I’ll be in Napoli for a couple of days next week and couldn’t be more excited! What shouldn’t I miss while I’m there? Also, any local iOS devs or accessibility enthusiasts (or both!) up for meeting? Preferably over a caffè, a cuoppo, a cuzzetiello, some pizza fritta, a sfogliatella...! 😋

This isn’t the typical implementation of Reduce Motion, but I think I like it! Normally, when scrubbing the slider to jump around an audio document, the transcript view scrolls in real time, which can feel useful, but also a bit overwhelming with so much movement on screen.

Hey! I’ll be in Napoli for a couple of days next week and couldn’t be more excited! What shouldn’t I miss while I’m there? Also, any local iOS devs or accessibility enthusiasts (or both!) up for meeting? Preferably over a caffè, a cuoppo, a cuzzetiello, some pizza fritta, a sfogliatella...! 😋

In 2016, I was lucky to attend WWDC for the first time. I was just beginning my journey in accessibility. As an introvert, I found it easier to attend the lunch sessions than to mingle in the crowded food areas. @habengirma.bsky.social gave a talk on Disability & Innovation.

I think I can already call Xarra a success! I haven’t even shipped it yet, but it’s become part of my morning walk routine. If I’m finding it this useful, I’m sure others will too. Next: making it work with the system’s playback controls. testflight.apple.com/join/sjk3n7y6 #BuildInPublic

It’s such a joy when these App Store Connect notifications pop up with tester feedback! 🙌 Every little comment helps shape the app into something better. Please keep them coming! And if you haven’t tried it yet, you can download the app from TestFlight: testflight.apple.com/join/sjk3n7y6

New feature! I’ve added a very basic Share Extension so you can easily export content to Xarra: Share a URL from Safari and the app will extract the content. Or share text from Notes (or any other app that supports text sharing).

For those who haven’t seen it yet, Mestre is a macOS app that lets you record your screen with Presenter Overlay-styles (so you can appear on screen like a weather presenter, or within a bubble that you can move around) while sharing content in your screen.

You’ll see your progress percentage on the home screen list. Tapping the document jumps you right back to the exact line where you left off. Grab the first alpha version on TestFlight and give it a try: testflight.apple.com/join/sjk3n7y6 #BuildInPublic

My app “The Assembler” is now available on iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro! Of all my projects, this is my favorite one, if you try it, I hope you like it too! 🫂🤩 I originally made it as an iPad app for Swift Student Challenge 2022, and it’s come so far since then. apps.apple.com/de/app/assem...

I know I said I’d pause development for a bit… but I’ve been using Xarra myself (and actually finding it useful! 😊) and realised there was a feature I really missed. The app now remembers your progress when listening to Audio Documents.

Parsing content from sites and documents is hard. Not sure how far I’ll get with this challenge, but feel free to send me examples that don’t work. I’ll fix them bit by bit. Here’s the first Alpha version in TestFlight: testflight.apple.com/join/sjk3n7y6 #BuildInPublic

Svetlana's comment on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... And a quick snipped of the code with the prompt that produced that result. #BuildInPublic

So I tried it… and I think I might be onto something here. Possibly one of the coolest applications of the framework! 😊 #BuildInPublic

What’s been your experience with vibe-coding? I’m especially curious to hear stories about accessibility in the code it generates. #BuildInPublic

There’s an app idea I’ve had for a while. @revenuecat.com ’s #Shipaton has finally given me the push to give it a go. Sharing the idea here. If just one person tells me it’s not completely terrible, I’ll try to ship an MVP before the end of September and share the full journey here. #BuildInPublic

@raulgil.bsky.social is an incredibly talented illustrator, and his newsletter In The Cave is amazing. The latest issue brought back memories. He wrote about Unlocked!, the first project we worked on together. open.substack.com/pub/raulgil/...

I’ve been working on a tiny macOS app! Always loved Presenter Overlay but wished I could record videos of my screen with it. So the app does just that. Still work in progress. Would love your feedback. Here’s a TestFlight link if you’d like to try it out: testflight.apple.com/join/9ewEaGAz

I'm so excited to be back at SwiftLeeds and to run the Accessibility Drop-In sessions again! Got a ticket? Slots are already open. See you there?!

Something really awesome just arrived in the post! This Art of Fauna merch is 🔥🔥🔥. Not wearing the sweatshirt for obvious reasons 😁 but it looks so comfy. The game is a beautiful, cozy puzzler by the amazing @strasser.bsky.social. ADA 25 winner! Go check it out! apps.apple.com/gb/app/art-o...

It’s WWDC time! I’ve been browsing what’s new in accessibility and here’s a thread with what I’ve found so far 🧵

This has been a very special week. I’ve started a new adventure and joined Yoto as an iOS Engineer! Over the past year, as a customer, I’ve been incredibly impressed by what the team is building, and I’m beyond excited to now be part of it and contribute to something so meaningful and fun.

The Art of Fauna just *WON* an Apple Design Award in the Inclusivity category. 🤯 But it is also a finalist for Social Impact. 💚 Two nominations, one win. I still can't believe this. What a year 🥹 #indiedev #WWDC #WWDC25 #TheArtOfFauna

@rob-w.bsky.social is here to talk about The Great Post Office Scandal. Some great (though terrifyingly obviously) takeaways here such as “hire the right people” and “unit test your code” and “test your code before release”!

I’ve had such an amazing day at Swift Craft! The talks were incredibly interesting + they had this really fun initiative of letting participants sign up for “lightning talks”. I gave it a shot and did a super super simple version of a talk I gave recently on accessibility :)

iOS Dev Weekly – Issue 712 is out! Something a bit different this week 👍 iosdevweekly.com/issues/712/#... Happy Friday!

What an amazing surprise to see my article “Fostering an accessibility culture” featured in this week’s iOS Dev Weekly! It truly made my day 😊 Please check it out. And thank you, Tamera, for curating it!

I was absolutely humbled doing a podcast episode with these wonderful people I admire! 🙇 Plus, I got so many nicknames by @twostraws.bsky.social that I’m not sure anymore what my real name is 😵‍💫