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.
Related jobs
Jobs that call for the skills explored in this talk.
Eltemate
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Intermediate
Senior
TypeScript
Continuous Integration
+1
Matching moments
04:57 MIN
Increasing the value of talk recordings post-event
Cat Herding with Lions and Tigers - Christian Heilmann
01:32 MIN
Organizing a developer conference for 15,000 attendees
Cat Herding with Lions and Tigers - Christian Heilmann
03:17 MIN
Selecting strategic partners and essential event tools
Cat Herding with Lions and Tigers - Christian Heilmann
04:49 MIN
Using content channels to build an event community
Cat Herding with Lions and Tigers - Christian Heilmann
04:22 MIN
Why HR struggles with technology implementation and adoption
What 2025 Taught Us: A Year-End Special with Hung Lee
03:38 MIN
Balancing the trade-off between efficiency and resilience
What 2025 Taught Us: A Year-End Special with Hung Lee
03:28 MIN
Why corporate AI adoption lags behind the hype
What 2025 Taught Us: A Year-End Special with Hung Lee
03:48 MIN
Automating formal processes risks losing informal human value
What 2025 Taught Us: A Year-End Special with Hung Lee
Featured Partners
Related Videos
44:42The Future of Android is Accessible
Aldo Socarras
56:00Data Mining Accessibility
Karl Groves
35:39Going on a CODE100 Accessibility Scavenger Hunt
Chris Heilmann & Daniel Cranney
30:07Accessibility in React Application
Julia Undeutsch
1:09:45WeAreDevelopers LIVE – Inclusion, Accessibility & Automation
Chris Heilmann, Daniel Cranney & Daniela Kubesch
31:30Accessibility powered by AI
Ramona Domen
1:10:08WeAreDeveloper Live: Accessibility in the EU, CSS Gaps and forms with Emma Dawson
Emma Dawson
23:33Accessibility Test Driven Development
Maria Korneeva
Related Articles
View all articles
From learning to earning
Jobs that call for the skills explored in this talk.
Betsson
Municipality of Madrid, Spain
Remote
REST
Firebase
Unit Testing
Data analysis
+2
UST España
A Coruña, Spain
Remote
Senior
API
JIRA
Agile Methodologies
UST España
Barcelona, Spain
Remote
Senior
API
JIRA
Agile Methodologies