I’m joining the panel at A11y Together on 8 July in London where we’ll be chatting mobile accessibility.
If you’re around, come say hello.

www.linkedin.com/events/a11yt...

Key mobile app accessibility resources — Abra A curated list of essential mobile app accessibility resources for iOS and Android. Explore guidelines, testing methods, assistive technologies, and practical tools to build accessible apps.

Looking to build accessible mobile apps? You should! Abra has compiled some genuinely useful resources. Worth bookmarking.

abra.ai/blog/key-mob...

#A11y #MobileAccessibility

iOS Newsletter Issue 88 Hi folks,

📱 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝟴𝟴 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁!

Highlights:
🤖 𝐶𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑥 𝑈𝑠𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑠
💳 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑒𝐾𝑖𝑡 2
🔤 𝑆𝐹 𝑆𝑦𝑚𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑇𝑒𝑥𝑡
🧩 𝐵𝑙𝑜𝑐 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡
🔍 .𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒
☑️ 𝑚𝑎𝑐𝑂𝑆 𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑢 𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
♿ 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤 𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦
⚡ 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐻𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔

#Swift #SwiftUI #iOSDev

ios-newsletter.snappmobile.io/issues/2026-...

Weekly Vibes 17/4/26
No ones questioning that 30 minutes of birdsong is a vibe.

#WeeklyVibes
open.spotify.com/playlist/3s3tE6TTLduWIlv...

Accessibility Snapshot Testing in iOS Snapshot testing is a popular type of regression testing that a lot of development teams are unaware...

I am finding that the iOS Snapshot library is SUPER power for #Accessibility testing.

You can literally see the #A11y tree for an application and find if it changes overtime to identify issues really quickly. Super powered if you know how to use it!

dev.to/steady5063/a...

I didn’t realise my haircut was so dated until I saw photos of indie bands from the 2000s on Spotify.

SwiftUI previews offer a fast, practical way to see the output of our view code. But did you know you can also use them to check accessibility-related UI changes.

mobilea11y.com/blog/swiftui...

#accessibility #a11y #ios #iosdevelopment #swiftui

Weekly Vibes 10/4/26
Step into my office, baby

#WeeklyVibes
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"SwiftUI is accessible by default" is one of the most repeated misconceptions in iOS development. I've heard it in conference talks, accessibility reports, and job interviews.

First post on Mobile A11y in 4 years.

mobilea11y.com/blog/swiftui...

#Accessibility #a11y #MobileA11y #SwiftUI #iosdev

Weekly Vibes 3/4/26
A Good Friday for some new music.

#WeeklyVibes
open.spotify.com/playlist/7nRkmvCUtMibUA8...

Newspaper-style graphic with the masthead “The Daily Pigeons,” featuring two Victoria Crowned Pigeons as decorative header illustrations. The subheading reads “Special Issue — Graz, Wednesday, April 1 — 1.90€.” The main image shows a dark, dramatic close-up of a large serpentine or plesiosaur-like creature emerging from mist, overlaid with the headline: “A Breakthrough Discovery Stuns the Wildlife Community Worldwide.” Large bold lettering reads “THEY EXIST.“​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨

THEY EXIST!

They tried to keep us quiet. We kept searching. Today, I can finally confirm: the Kongamato, the Jackalope, and Nessie are REAL! 📰

The evidence is in Art of Fauna!

It’s finally here!

Xarra! Read, listen (or both), to your articles and documents.

Download it from the App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/xarra...

Weekly Vibes 27/3/26
So what

#WeeklyVibes
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A hand holding an iPhone displaying Xarra, with the app's illustrated character icon shown large on screen and 'Welcome to Xarra' playing. In the background, the River Thames shimmers under a bright blue London sky.

Today is the day! 🎉 Xarra is here!

Import any article, document or text and listen to it while the text stays in sync on screen: read, listen, or both.

Launch offer: LAUNCH50Y (~50% off yearly), LAUNCHSAVE (~25–30% off lifetime)

apps.apple.com/gb/app/xarra...

#IndieApp #Accessibility #iOS

subway ad that says "your idea could be live by the time you reach your stop"

as a culture we have really given "ideas" way too much credit. ideas are a dime a dozen. they happen all the time. the magic is way more in the doing, and the doing's diminished stature is linked to lack of respect for labor and, more recently, skill and expertise.

Weekly Vibes 20/3/26
What dreams are made of? The right stuff.

#WeeklyVibes
open.spotify.com/playlist/2OReNvs8KdHFBlF...

We are back for 2026...

Screenshot of the Xarra! App Store listing. The subtitle: Turn text into audio. It says: coming soon, expected 26 Mar 2026. It offers a Get button and it discloses that it offers In-App Purchases. The icon shows an illustrated woman with blue hair surrounded by letters and document pages.

Xarra is my newest app! And you can hit the Get button now! The app will become available on the 26th of March. What is Xarra, I heard you ask? More about it in the thread 🧵

apps.apple.com/gb/app/xarra...

Art of Flora promotional graphic in a bento grid layout with a beige background. The center features the Art of Flora app icon, a bird of paradise illustration, and the game's title in serif type. Surrounding tiles highlight key features: a phone showing a sunflower jigsaw puzzle ('A cozy puzzle game about beautiful plants'), a 20% nature preservation donation pledge, accessibility features (Simplified Language, VoiceOver Support, Color Schemes, Custom Fonts, Phobia filter), historical botanical illustration cards, a gallery wall of artist portraits ('Learn more about the Artists'), five regional puzzle packs (Chihuahuan Desert, Sicily, Tenasserim Hills, Yasuní & Beyond, Limestone Alps), a photo of the indie developer, a map showing plant origins, and a kids mode icon. Additional callouts note over 100 puzzles from 5 biomes, 100% indie development, and Apple Design Award and App Store Award wins.

Art of Flora is AVAILABLE NOW! 🌸

🦆 Sister app of Art of Fauna (App Store Award & ADA winner)
🌱 A cosy puzzle game based on real historical plant art
🫶 20 % are donated to nature conservation
🦾 Big focus on accessibility
🧑‍🎨 Artist gallery
🎻 Beautiful sounds
🧒 Kids mode

Please spread the word! 🙇‍♂️

Weekly Vibes 13/3/26
Dude incredible

#WeeklyVibes
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Westminster Meeting House raided by Metropolitan Police again. Statement: “For Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life. Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent. That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.” – Oliver Robertson, Head of Witness and Worship Quakers in Britain, 5 March 2026

Yesterday evening, for the second time in a year, the Met Police raided Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists.

STATEMENT: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Weekly Vibes 6/3/26
Orb-based

#WeeklyVibes
open.spotify.com/playlist/4RCguYb0tkHhNWz...

The AI is your friend.

Reform making accusations of Muslim sectarianism because the Greens published leaflets in Urdu is a real ‘should I laugh or cry’ moment.

Weekly Vibes 27/2/26
So happy with how this week’s turned out. Such a variety of feel-good tracks across unique genres.

#WeeklyVibes
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As a very long time Green voter and supporter, it’s great to see y’all come on board. Let’s keep it going!

INTRODUCING! Hannah Spencer The new Green MP for GORTON & DENTON Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Introducing Hannah Spencer MP 💚

Learning to develop more accessible iOS games I started my journey in iOS accessibility about 9 years ago, when I was working at the BBC. I even dared to give a talk about it in App Dev Con in 2018. Years later, I’m pretty sure that I was just ab...

New blog post! How I've been learning to develop more accessible iOS games while building RetroRapid!

Things like: controlling a racing game with musical notes, why level names matter, and more.

Feedback welcome!

accessibilityupto11.com/post/2026-02...

We save that for the private iMessage.

Weekly Vibes 20/2/26
This is going to ruin the tour. The world tour.

#WeeklyVibes
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