Many developers aren't aware of the accessibility options on the Apple Watch. In this quick talk, Brian Gilham attempts to cover VoiceOver, Dynamic Text, Grayscale, and Reduce Transparency/Motion.

1. ACCESSIBILITY
IN WATCHKIT

2. BRIAN GILHAM
> The Working Group
http://twg.ca
> WatchKit Resources
http://watchkitresources.com
> Developing for Apple Watch
http://bit.ly/1NHPOGk
> Five Minute WatchKit
http://fiveminutewatchkit.com
> Chronicons
http://chronicons.com

3. accessibility is really about
making sure all users, regardless
of abilities, have full access to
(...) the great features you put in
your apps
— Ian Fisch, Accessibility Engineer0
0
WWDC, 2014

4. not only accommodate these
groups of individuals, but (...)
empower them to do things they
otherwise might not have been
able to do
— Qasid Sadiq, Apple Accessibility1
1
WWDC, 2015

5. Situational disability is a term
used to describe a temporary
state imposed by a person's
current environment that results
in an accessibility issue.
— Web Accessibility Wiki3
3
http://accessibility.co.uk/wiki/situational-disability

6. WHAT CAN THE
WATCH DO?

7. VOICEOVER

8. According to the World Health Organization4
,
approximately 285 million people worldwide are visually
impaired. Of those, roughly 39 million are blind and 246
million have low vision.
4
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs282/en/

9. I closed my eyes, and really used
it. I wept. These technologies are a
lifeline for visually impaired
users.
— Matt Gemmell5
5
http://mattgemmell.com/accessibility-for-iphone-and-ipad-apps/

10. IMPLEMENTATION
> Indicate an element should be read using
setIsAccessibilityElement:YES
> Provide an accessibility label (string) using
setAccessibilityLabel:

11. EXAMPLE
MLB.COM AT BAT

12. BASIC ACCESSIBILITY
self.basesIcon.isAccessibilityElement = YES;
self.basesIcon.accessibilityLabel = @"2 bases loaded";

13. A STEP FURTHER
self.basesIcon.accessibilityTraits =
(
UIAccessibilityTraitImage |
UIAccessibilityTraitUpdatesFrequently
);

14. IMAGE
REGIONS

15. IMAGE REGIONS
- (void)awakeWithContext:(id)context
{
[super awakeWithContext:context];
WKAccessibilityImageRegion *timCookRegion = [[WKAccessibilityImageRegion alloc] init];
timCookRegion.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 60, 80);
timCookRegion.label = NSLocalizedString(@"Tim Cook", nil);
[self.group setAccessibilityImageRegions:@[timCookRegion]];
}

16. VOICEOVER STATUS
WKAccessibilityIsVoiceOverRunning()
NOTIFICATIONS
WKAccessibilityVoiceOverStatusChanged

17. ANNOUNCEMENTS

19. RADAR OR GTFO

20. PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT
ACCESSIBILITY SHORTCUT

21. GOOD/BAD NEWS

22. LARGE/BOLD
TEXT

23. GRAYSCALE

24. REDUCE
TRANSPARENCY

25. REDUCE
MOTION

26. CONCLUSION

27. QUESTIONS?