Developing Inclusive Mobile Apps: Building Accessible Apps for iOS and Android

Book Description

By failing to consider those with needs different to ourselves, we are telling these people they are not welcome in our app, and therefore that technology as a whole, is not for them. This is not hyperbole―23% of people in the US with a registered disability aren’t online at all, that’s three times more likely than the general population. When asked why they’re not online, disabled respondents say their disability prevents them or that using the internet is too hard.

To help your apps combat the issue of digital exclusion, this book covers considerations and tools mobile developers, or anyone creating mobile experiences, can use to make mobile work better for those with disabilities―mental or physical―and how to create a better experience for everyone.

Software is not made up of cold, unthinking algorithms. Software is a craft in the truest sense of the word, and one of the greatest tools you can have as a craftsperson is empathy for the people who will be using your app. Each one of whom is an individual with different abilities, experiences, knowledge, and circumstances.

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书名：Developing Inclusive Mobile Apps: Building Accessible Apps for iOS and Android

由于没有考虑到那些有不同于我们自己的需求的人，我们告诉这些人，我们的应用程序不欢迎他们，因此，作为一个整体，技术不适合他们。这并不夸张–在美国，登记在册的残疾人中有23%根本不上网，这是普通人群的三倍。当被问及为什么不上网时，残疾受访者表示，他们的残疾阻碍了他们的发展，或者上网太难了。

为了帮助你的应用程序应对数字排斥的问题，这本书涵盖了移动开发人员或任何创造移动体验的人可以使用的考虑事项和工具，以使移动设备更好地为智力或身体残疾的人工作，以及如何为每个人创造更好的体验。

软件不是由冷冰冰的、不假思索的算法组成的。软件是真正意义上的手艺，作为一个手艺人，你能拥有的最好的工具之一就是对使用你的应用程序的人产生共鸣。他们中的每一个人都是具有不同能力、经历、知识和环境的个体。