I was asked by Capital One to contribute an accessibility piece to the Capital One Tech Medium. The blog, titled Baking Digital Inclusion Into Your Mobile Apps, briefly covers what we mean by disability and what we can do to make our mobile apps work better for everyone.
The European Accessibility Act, or EAA is due to become law in Europe later this year, and it defines some specific requirements for mobile. In fact, its the first accessibility legislation that I’m aware of, anywhere, that explicitly covers mobile apps.
Since 2012 the European Union has been working on standardising accessibility legislation across Europe. The ultimate aim is to both improve the experience for those who need to use assistive technology, but also to simplify the rules business need to follow on accessibility. The years of discussions and consultations has lead to the European Accessibility Act, written in 2018, which covers a range of requirements for, amongst other channels, mobile.