Mobile App Accessibility & Why It Is Important
summary
Claims a concrete shift: redefine app success metrics so accessibility is the standard, driven by EmpathyDriven Engineering. Cites hard numbers — over one billion people with visual impairment globally and 61 million in the US — and prescribes practical steps: turn on TalkBack/VoiceOver, run an accessibility scanner, create a backlog of tickets, bake accessibility into the definition of done and reusable design system components. No legal scare tactics, focuses on measurable changes to product and process.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction and personal story
- 3:38Authenticity and empathy in engineering
- 6:02Empathy-driven engineering explained
- 9:35Accessibility as a core principle
- 12:46Why accessibility matters globally
- 13:30Practical steps for accessibility
- 15:13Call to action and conclusion
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