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2 Oct 2022
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Images can automatically scale for accessibility content size categories, by setting the adjustsImageSizeForAccessibilityContentSizeCategory property to true, for any UIImageView you'd like to get its size adjusted. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiaccessibilitycontentsizecategoryimageadjusting/adjustsimagesizeforaccessibilitycontentsizecategory
Today I want to share something I use a lot. You can convert any article into a “podcast” by enabling Speak Screen in Accessibility Settings, switching to Safari’s Reader Mode and swiping down with two fingers from the top of the screen. I think it is a good example of how if we all knew more about how to use the assistive tech available in iOS, we would find ourselves using more of them, more often, exemplifying quite well that accessibility benefits everyone.
Potential benefits from grouping logical pieces of information and moving buttons to custom actions: reduce redundancy (by removing repetitive controls) and reduce cognitive load (by making easier to know what item will be affected by each action)
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