More Accessible Graphs with Jetpack Compose Part 3: Differentiating without Color | by Eevis Panula | Aug, 2023
This blog post is the third one in my series on more accessible graphs with Jetpack Compose. You can find the previous two from the following links: The third topic we will cover is differentiating data by other means than color. Color is a convenient…
More Accessible Graphs with Jetpack Compose Part 1: Adding Content Description | by Eevis Panula | Jul, 2023
Data visualizations rely on the visual representation of data. And that data is usually portrayed by some combination of colors. On mobile apps, they also often include different interactions that rely on touch. But what if your user can’t see? Or if they’re colorblind, and…
Improving Android Accessibility with Modifiers in Jetpack Compose | by Eevis Panula | Jul, 2023
The other day, I was doing some accessibility fixes on our codebase. I came across a switch that didn’t have a label associated with it, meaning screen reader users would need to do a bit of guessing to get the information on what they were…