About Accessibility up to 11!

Building an accessibility culture isn’t easy, and there’s no clear playbook. But Dani offers insights from his own journey, where small, consistent habits made a big difference.

Smashing Magazine

An overview of the mindset, strategies, and tools that will help you create apps that truly work for everyone.

Increment

A comprehensive guide to making iOS apps accessible to everyone, covering VoiceOver, Switch Control, Voice Control, good accessibility practices, and more.

Published by Apress

Accessibility NYC

Accessibility is a broad topic. And when creating iOS apps, you can feel intimidated by the wide range of features, tools, APIs, and documentation that Apple offers. The first problem we find in the industry is still awareness. But if you are starting to build apps for the platform, the logical first question should be: where do I start with accessibility?

NSSpain X

Global Accessibility Awareness Day's co-founder Jennison Asuncion reminded us: we need to go from one day of awareness, to one year of action. I want to help the iOS community lead that change. We’ll look at three steps: First, make accessibility second nature: it’s part of our job as iOS engineers. Second, demystify accessibility: starting is easier than it looks. Third: explore advanced features: once you master the basics, you can create truly inclusive experiences.

CocoaHeads NL

Accessibility should part of the job for any developer. But as user can have very diverse disabilities it can be challenging to know what features the platform has available for them and how to use them effectively. Dani explores the API's and highlights features like VoiceOver, Switch Control and VoiceControl.

S4E7: Progress over perfection

To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Mikaela and Paul recorded a special episode live at ARCtic Conference in Oulu, Finland, with a distinguished panel of accessibility champions: Rob Whitaker, Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats and Klemens Strasser. If accessibility seems like an overwhelming subject, don't panic; we show you not just why but also give you tips on how to get started with ensuring your apps are as accessible as possible — and remember the mantra, 'progress over perfection'!

Episode 8: Dani Devesa Derksen-Staats - Ex-Spotify

Dani Devesa Derksen-Staats, former iOS Accessibility Engineer at Spotify, The Times, The BBC and SkyScanner Joins Joe to discuss all things Mobile and iOS Accessibility. We discuss his own experience within the field of Mobile and Digital Accessibility and general iOS Development, how all developers and engineers can make a small change to their thinking to make a huge impact, and discussing the mentality of Progress over Perfection and how we need to make mistakes to learn from them and improve.

Episode 19: Engineering for Accessibility

When we forget to consider accessibility in our designs, we forget that it can mean the difference between your feature working or not working for people — and that accessibility issues can affect us all, whether we have a permanent disability or an armful of groceries. So how do you get developers and designers to adopt an accessibility mindset and make it a fundamental part of the development process? Host Dave Zolotusky discusses the importance of accessibility with Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats, an iOS engineer on Spotify’s accessibility team.