One blind weekend
summary
Temporary loss of vision after a corneal abrasion forces reliance on VoiceOver and Siri, revealing concrete fixes: set concise labels and hints, reverse geocode locality for a “current location” label, combine multiple small readings into one accessible parent element so users swipe less, add dashes so “psi” reads correctly, prioritize useful controls (as Google Maps does), enable Dynamic Type with Auto Layout, respect contrast, and add SiriKit support to automate tasks.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:20Accessibility beyond labels
- 4:03Blind weekend challenge
- 6:53Voiceover context issues
- 7:13Meaningful labels
- 9:43Avoiding spelling confusion
- 10:47Prioritizing VoiceOver content
- 12:36Removing redundant content
- 13:40Short labels
- 15:47Low vision design
- 16:50High contrast fonts
- 17:34Dynamic type layouts
- 19:38User font size choices
- 20:19Smart invert pitfalls
- 21:00Siri as accessibility tool
- 22:05Empathy in accessibility
- 23:30Accessibility benefits all
- 24:32Good accessibility changes lives
