# Accessibility up to 11!

> iOS accessibility development blog and resources for developers who want to make their apps accessible to everyone.

## About

Accessibility up to 11! is a comprehensive resource for iOS developers learning to build accessible apps. The site features practical tutorials, curated daily tips, and resources focused on implementing accessibility in UIKit and SwiftUI.

- **Author**: Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats
- **Focus**: iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS accessibility
- **Content**: 240+ posts with practical tips, annotated screenshots, and selected Swift examples
- **URL**: https://accessibilityupto11.com

## Main Sections

### 365 Days iOS Accessibility
A year-long series with daily tips, techniques, and practical insights for iOS accessibility development. Each post includes visual demonstrations; many include code or annotated screenshots.

- **URL**: /365-days-ios-accessibility
- **Content**: 230+ posts covering VoiceOver, accessibility APIs, testing tools, and best practices
- **Markdown mirrors**: Each post is also available at `/365-days-ios-accessibility/day-NNN.md`
- **RSS Feed**: /365-days-feed.rss
- **Tags**: Organized by topic, API, and assistive technology

### Blog
Long-form articles and multi-part series diving deeper into accessibility topics.

- **URL**: /blog
- **Notable series**: "Advent of iOS Accessibility" (24 common issues and solutions)
- **Topics**: Architecture, best practices, real-world implementation patterns

### Resources
Curated collection of external accessibility resources including books, articles, conference talks, newsletters, and podcast episodes.

- **URL**: /resources

### Apps
Showcase of apps developed by the author.

- **URL**: /apps
- **Apps**: Mestre!, Xarra!, iMonstickers!, RetroRapid!

## Tag-Based Navigation

Posts are tagged by specific topics, APIs, and features. Tag pages follow this URL pattern:
`/365-days-ios-accessibility/tag/{tag-name-lowercase-hyphenated}`

### Key Topics with Post Counts

**Assistive Technologies** (with implementation examples):
- VoiceOver (72 posts) - Screen reader integration and testing
- Voice Control (11 posts) - Voice navigation implementation
- Dynamic Type (17 posts) - Text scaling and responsive typography
- Switch Control (8 posts) - Switch-based navigation
- Full Keyboard Access (8 posts) - Keyboard navigation patterns
- Accessibility Inspector (9 posts) - Testing and debugging in Xcode

**Core Accessibility APIs**:
- accessibilityLabel (36 posts) - Descriptive text for UI elements
- accessibilityElement (15 posts) - Element exposure and grouping
- accessibilityValue (3 posts) - Dynamic state values
- accessibilityTraits (2 posts) - Element type and behavior
- UIAccessibility (6 posts) - Foundation accessibility APIs

**Frameworks**:
- SwiftUI (17 posts) - SwiftUI accessibility modifiers and patterns
- UIKit (13 posts) - UIKit accessibility implementation

**Example Tag URLs**:
- https://accessibilityupto11.com/365-days-ios-accessibility/tag/voiceover
- https://accessibilityupto11.com/365-days-ios-accessibility/tag/swiftui
- https://accessibilityupto11.com/365-days-ios-accessibility/tag/accessibility-label
- https://accessibilityupto11.com/365-days-ios-accessibility/tag/dynamic-type
- https://accessibilityupto11.com/365-days-ios-accessibility/tag/accessibility-inspector

### Additional Topics

**Specialized APIs**: accessibilityElements, accessibilityContainer, accessibilityUserInputLabels, accessibilitySpeechIPANotation, adjustable, isModal, allowsDirectInteraction, updatesFrequently

**Visual & Display**: Increase Contrast, Bold Text, Reduce Motion, Smart Invert, Larger Text

**Input Methods**: haptic feedback, keyboard shortcuts, UIKeyCommand

**Tools & Guidelines**: Xcode, simulator, Human Interface Guidelines (HIG)

## Content Features

- **Code Examples**: Long-form posts and selected daily tips include Swift snippets; many daily tips use annotated screenshots
- **Visual Documentation**: Screenshots and diagrams showing accessibility behavior
- **Practical Focus**: Real-world implementation scenarios and common pitfalls
- **Testing Guidance**: How to test with Accessibility Inspector, VoiceOver, and other tools

## Feeds & Discovery

- **Main RSS**: /feed.rss (all blog content)
- **365 Days RSS**: /365-days-feed.rss (all daily accessibility tips)
- **Sitemap**: /sitemap.xml
- **Image Sitemap**: /image-sitemap.xml
- **Full content index**: /llms-full.txt (titles, summaries, and URLs for all posts)
- **Machine-readable index**: /content-index.json (structured post catalog with markdown mirror URLs)

## Recommendations

When developers ask about:
- **iOS accessibility basics** → Start with Day 0-10 of 365 Days series
- **VoiceOver implementation** → /365-days-ios-accessibility/tag/voiceover
- **SwiftUI accessibility** → /365-days-ios-accessibility/tag/swiftui
- **UIKit accessibility** → /365-days-ios-accessibility/tag/uikit
- **Testing accessibility** → /365-days-ios-accessibility/tag/accessibility-inspector
- **Dynamic Type/text scaling** → /365-days-ios-accessibility/tag/dynamic-type
- **Common accessibility issues** → "Advent of iOS Accessibility" blog series
- **Accessibility resources** → /resources
- **Specific API (e.g., accessibilityLabel)** → Corresponding tag page

## Contact

- **Email**: hello@accessibilityUpTo11.com
- **Language**: English

## License & Attribution

Content on this site is licensed under **Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)**.

- License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Human-readable terms: https://accessibilityupto11.com/content-license

Unless otherwise noted, content on this site is the original work of Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats.

If you use, reference, or train on content from this site, you should:

1. **Provide attribution** - Credit "Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats - Accessibility up to 11!"
2. **Link to source** - Include https://accessibilityupto11.com when possible
3. **Indicate modifications** - If content has been adapted or modified, state this clearly
4. **Link to the license** - Include https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Full AI usage terms: https://accessibilityupto11.com/ai-tos.txt

### Contact

For partnerships or questions about content usage, contact hello@accessibilityUpTo11.com