1 page.title=Implementing Accessibility 2 3 trainingnavtop=true 4 startpage=true 5 next.title=Developing Accessible Applications 6 next.link=accessible-app.html 7 8 @jd:body 9 10 <div id="tb-wrapper"> 11 <div id="tb"> 12 13 <h2>Dependencies and prerequisites</h2> 14 <ul> 15 <li>Android 2.0 (API Level 5) or higher</li> 16 </ul> 17 18 <h2>You should also read</h2> 19 <ul> 20 <li><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/accessibility/index.html">Accessibility</a></li> 21 </ul> 22 23 </div> 24 </div> 25 26 <p>When it comes to reaching as wide a userbase as possible, it's important to 27 pay attention to accessibility in your Android application. Cues in your user 28 interface that may work for a majority of users, such as a visible change in 29 state when a button is pressed, can be less optimal if the user is visually 30 impaired.</p> 31 32 <p>This class shows you how to make the most of the accessibility features 33 built into the Android framework. It covers how to optimize your app for 34 accessibility, leveraging platform features like focus navigation and content 35 descriptions. It also covers how to build accessibility services, that can 36 facilitate user interaction with <strong>any</strong> Android application, not 37 just your own.</p> 38 39 <h2>Lessons</h2> 40 41 <dl> 42 <dt><b><a href="accessible-app.html">Developing Accessible Applications</a></b></dt> 43 <dd>Learn to make your Android application accessible. Allow for easy 44 navigation with a keyboard or directional pad, set labels and fire events 45 that can be interpreted by an accessibility service to facilitate a smooth 46 user experience.</dd> 47 48 <dt><b><a href="service.html">Developing Accessibility Services</a></b></dt> 49 <dd>Develop an accessibility service that listens for accessibility events, 50 mines those events for information like event type and content descriptions, 51 and uses that information to communicate with the user. The example will 52 use a text-to-speech engine to speak to the user.</dd> 53 54 </dl> 55 56
