Eeva-Jonna Panula
Is This App Accessible? A Live Testing Demo
#1about 2 minutes
Introduction to manual accessibility testing on Android
The speaker introduces the goal of the talk, which is to demonstrate live, manual accessibility testing on a real-world Android application.
#2about 5 minutes
Selecting the Blue Sky app and testing tools
The Blue Sky app, built with React Native, is chosen for the demo, and the testing tools are introduced, including Accessibility Scanner, large fonts, and Switch Access.
#3about 11 minutes
Using the Accessibility Scanner for automated checks
A live demonstration shows how to use the Accessibility Scanner app to record a user flow and identify issues like small touch targets and missing item descriptions.
#4about 5 minutes
Testing how the UI adapts to large font sizes
The app is tested with the largest font and display size settings to check for common UI problems like truncated text, revealing a minor issue on the profile page.
#5about 6 minutes
Navigating the app with Switch Access
The speaker demonstrates using Switch Access with physical buttons to navigate the app, identifying a focus management problem where users must tab through every element within a post.
#6about 3 minutes
Summary of accessibility testing findings
The talk concludes by summarizing the key accessibility issues found in the Blue Sky app using various manual and automated testing methods.
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