Accessibility bulletin June 2020 is out. Know what’s happening in the world of digital accessibility. The pandemic of corona virus crises continues. With the relaxations for lockdown in many parts of the world, the situation is leading to massive increase in the covid-19 positive cases. We wish all Maxability readers to be safe and healthy. […]

Accessibility scanner is an accessibility testing tool available for Android devices. No technical knowledge required to use it. It is a easy to use and self-explanatory mobile accessibility testing tool. Download from Google Play store The Accessibility scanner can be downloaded from the play store like any other app. Remember that this app is only […]

Mobile apps accessibility is something always make me upset. I am a full time IOS user and often play with my Samsung tab with Android OS in it. I am also a screen reader user so I heavily depend on VoiceOver and TalkBack. My Apple iPhone acts as a personal assistant to me. Beginning with […]

Few months earlier, a set of like minded accessibility enthusiasts under the co-ordination of Dr Nirmita Narasimhan of Center for Internet and Society came together to formulate mobile accessibility practices to share with the Government of India. Government of India and various state governments are using mobile applications as a channel to communicate, provide services […]

Explore by Touch is an Android operating system’s feature for their non-sighted users. This feature is integrated into Talkback, the screen reader that is built into the Android Operating System. Explore by Touch allows the non-sited android users to touch the mobile screen and hear what’s present under the finger. User can drag the finger […]

VoiceOver is the screen reader built into IOS and Mac operating systems. Typing on a touch screen is a challenge for those who cannot see the screen and rely on screen reading technologies. However Apple has provided various mechanisms or ways in which users with visual challenges can type on a touch screen IOS device […]

Accessibility is still a high priority for Apple with the launch of Yosemite and IOS8. Apple’s Mac operating system Yosemite, and mobile operating system IOS 8 are launched this week. Following are some accessibility features announced during the launch. Grayscale: Similar to invert colors feature in IOS 7, IOS 8 brought in a grayscale feature […]

Henny Swan, Senior Accessibility Specialist with her team at BBC have published a draft of mobile accessibility standards in July 2013. They have asked for comments and feed-back to publish a final version then. Recently the accessibility team at BBC published their final version of mobile accessibility standards and guidelines. Mobile Accessibility Standards & Guidelines […]

Accessibility is a very vital aspect that need to be in mind while providing web content for large audience. Times of India being the major market share holder in spreading news in the sub-continent, it is very much important to keep 50 million plus people with disabilities and large number of people with age old […]