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Tips for evaluating the VoiceOver Experience of an iOS application

Tips for evaluating the VoiceOver Experience of an iOS application. Janna Cameron Sr. Usability Specialist, Desire2Learn. It’s just like a new car…. ..maybe a solar car?. Some VoiceOver basics. Go to: Settings > General > Accessibility Adjust accessibility shortcut

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Tips for evaluating the VoiceOver Experience of an iOS application

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  1. Tips for evaluating the VoiceOver Experience of an iOS application Janna CameronSr. Usability Specialist, Desire2Learn

  2. It’s just like a new car…

  3. ..maybe a solar car?

  4. Some VoiceOver basics • Go to: Settings > General > Accessibility • Adjust accessibility shortcut • The rotor – swipe up and down • Between all elements – swipe side to side • Go to first/last – 4 finger tap • Scan with one finger

  5. Some important notes • I am not from Apple • I am a User Experience design person

  6. The usual things • Headings • Labels

  7. More about labels Keep your expectations high • Ensure labels sound human • Ensure that items that look unlabelled have labels • Check that hints are available

  8. Tip - Screen curtain • 3 finger triple-tap

  9. The usual things • Headings • Labels • Images • Selected states • Reading order • Clear distinction between foreground and background • Communicate the current state • Feedback

  10. More about feedback Important times to deliver feedback • Immediately after a manual trigger • If a significant system event occurs • If the user reaches an edge • If the system cannot execute a command • When the system is processing

  11. Ways to give feedback • Change focus to the new item • Announce changes on the page • Play a sound

  12. Some new things • Keyboard entry

  13. More about keyboard entry Questions to ask: • Can the information be pre-populated? • Does the interface remember things? • Can I shorten the list of options? • Are actions easy to find?

  14. Some new things • Keyboard entry • Grouped items • Buttons • Gesture support

  15. More on gesture support • Three important gestures • Escape gesture • Paging – three finger scroll • Magic tap

  16. Some new things • Keyboard entry • Grouped items • Buttons • Gesture support • You can tell if VoiceOver is on

  17. Credits • “New car” picture by elvissa on Flickr • “Solar car” picture by IntelFreePress on Flickr • Feedback points from “Microinteractions” by Dan Saffer • Thank you to my colleagues Carin Headrick and Andrew Patterson

  18. Questions?

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