Raise accessibility awareness at work as an Android developer
summary
A practical roadmap: use WCAG as the checklist, scan the app with Accessibility Scanner, add tiny accessibility tickets one per sprint, bake checks into PR templates and automated tests, run short WCAG study sessions, and give internal training. Outcome: full TalkBack support released across all screens of one app after a month of focused work; track progress by completed WCAG items rather than unreliable usage stats. Legal risk is real — US digital accessibility suits top 4,000 cases last year.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Start
- 3:04Types of Disabilities
- 3:22Visual Problems
- 4:04Cognitive Problems
- 4:42Auditory Problems
- 5:05Assistive Technology
- 7:14Four Principles
- 7:30Levels of Conformance
- 16:33Create a better product
- 24:36Think on the long term
- 28:18Accessibility Statement
- 30:09Workplace Relationships
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