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In the session titled "Catch up on accessibility in SwiftUI" from WWDC 2024, several key aspects of accessibility in SwiftUI are discussed. SwiftUI provides built-in accessibility support, making it easier to create accessible apps across Apple platforms. The session covers how SwiftUI automatically creates accessibility elements, which are essential for technologies like VoiceOver to interact with app content.
Key points include:
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Accessibility Elements: SwiftUI generates accessibility elements as a primary output, which are used by accessibility technologies to interact with app content. These elements represent views and provide attributes and actions for interaction.
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Modifiers for Accessibility: SwiftUI offers accessibility modifiers that allow developers to customize how views are represented by accessibility elements. These modifiers can add labels, traits, and actions to views, improving the navigation and interaction experience for users with accessibility needs.
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Combining Views: Developers can use modifiers to combine multiple views into a single accessibility element, simplifying navigation and interaction.
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Custom Actions: SwiftUI allows the creation of custom actions for views, which can be particularly useful for complex interactions like drag and drop or hover effects.
For more detailed information, you can refer to the session Catch up on accessibility in SwiftUI at the "Fundamentals" chapter.
Catch up on accessibility in SwiftUI
SwiftUI makes it easy to build amazing experiences that are accessible to everyone. We’ll discover how assistive technologies understand and navigate your app through the rich accessibility elements provided by SwiftUI. We’ll also discuss how you can further customize these experiences by providing more information about your app’s content and interactions by using accessibility modifiers.
What’s new in SwiftUI
Learn how you can use SwiftUI to build great apps for any Apple platform. Explore a fresh new look and feel for tabs and documents on iPadOS. Improve your window management with new windowing APIs, and gain more control over immersive spaces and volumes in your visionOS apps. We’ll also take you through other exciting refinements that help you make expressive charts, customize and layout text, and so much more.