Editor’s note: Steven Aquino is a freelance tech writer and iOS accessibility expert, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His work has appeared in The Magazine, Macworld, TidBITS, and more. He also writes for his personal website, Steven’s Blog , and co-hosts a weekly podcast, Accessible.
Third-party apps on the App Store need to be much better at being inclusively designed . The tendency — albeit naturally — is for Apple and other developers to make iOS, and apps designed for iOS, for the majority of users. While users with disabilities, such as myself, are not a majority, we are an important niche. We use iOS devices, too, and we surely appreciate Apple and developers making us a priority.
Figuring out how to best address the issue of improving third-party app accessibility is not a trivial matter; rather, it’s a complex problem with some potential pitfalls. It makes sense…