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Still not including captions in your videos? You just shrunk your audience by 10M people - and that's just in the U.S.* Watch our video to fix WCAG-2.1 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) accessibility issues. buff.ly/31HW7Jv #WCAG #a11y *source: National Library of Medicine

Stop making people hit a 🎯 to use your app! If you insist on accuracy, you're going to lose a lot of users. Just don't do it. Check out our guide to building accessible mobile apps. buff.ly/3hZZmC5 Graphic text: Building inclusive apps: Don't insist on accuracy #a11y

When you built your app, did you think about people who use keyboards to get around on their phones? If not, you could be making your app unnecessarily hard to use. Check out how to fix iOS WCAG 2.1.1 Keyboard glitches in today's video. buff.ly/3we7Sm5 #a11y #WCAG

Enter info: _______ Uh, what info? When you give users unlabeled fields, you leave people out who use text readers. Watch today's video to see how to fix iOS WCAG 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions Accessibility issues with Mesmer. buff.ly/3kmAoxx #SoftwareTesting #a11y

"For businesses to survive ... merely committing to work toward diversity and inclusion is no longer an option. They must hire those they’ve wrongly overlooked. That includes people with #disabilities." buff.ly/3wfxPSC

Who's testing your app? If your list of testers doesn't include people with disabilities, you're gonna have a bad time. buff.ly/3hZZmC5 Graphic text: Building inclusive apps: Testing your app? Select a diverse group of testers. #a11y #SoftwareTesting #AI

Lack of contrast? 🚩 Think about a time when you had to read really pale text on a white background. Now think about what it's like for people with limited vision or color blindness. Is your head hurting yet? Keep squinting. buff.ly/3CV7xH6 #a11y #SoftwareTesting #iOS

Picture this: You're trying to fill out a form in an app. Every time you complete the form, you get an error before you can hit 'submit'. People who use screen readers to get around in #iOS apps run into this every day. It sucks. Here's how to fix it. youtu.be/07DDaZTOd-E

What do you call it when you don't take into account ALL of your users' experience with your app? Bad design. And what does bad design do? "Bad design can turn simple tasks into giant headaches." Stop giving your users headaches. Stop shutting them out. buff.ly/3Bow0Du

This feels like a no-brainer. But you're still doing it wrong. It's time to fix it. If your #app has audio or video, you MUST include #captions and subtitles. buff.ly/3hZZmC5 Graphic: Building inclusive apps: Include subtitles and captions for audio and video components.

👆 tap here 👆 What do you if you see this? Do you tap it? Seems sus. Seems like a bad design, right? App developers do this to people who use assistive tech ALL THE TIME. See how to fix iOS WCAG 2.4.4 & 2.4.9 Link Purpose Accessibility issues. buff.ly/3iwYbZC #WCAG

Two-finger pinching and zooming? 👎 Swipe left ⬅️ on making people use fine motor skills to do simple tasks or just to get around in your app. Check out how to fix WCAG 2.5.1 Pointer Gesture accessibility issues. buff.ly/3tN6buE #WCAG #WCAG251 #a11y #SoftwareTesting

How many articles do you need to read before you get this? "For those with vision loss, language barriers, cognitive issues, and learning disabilities, lack of digital accessibility is a critical issue." #DigitalAccessibility matters. Pay attention. buff.ly/3BYyWb6

Picture this: You're using a new app. The keyboard is TINY. You have to hit each letter perfectly. If you mess up, it gets worse. 😤 People with disabilities run into this EVERY DAY. . buff.ly/3hZZmC5 Graphic text: Building inclusive apps: Don't insist on accuracy

Stop ghosting your users. 👻 If someone's using a screen reader to get around your app, you need to let them know when they've completed a task or when something needs more attention. Check out how to fix iOS #WCAG 4.1.3 Status Message bugs with Mesmer. buff.ly/3hCRntX

Are you enabling accessibility and assigning names, roles, and values to your app's functions? If not, you're doing it wrong. Check out how to fix WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value Accessibility bugs for iOS buff.ly/3BEven7 #WCAG #a11y #iOS #SoftwareTesting #Accessibility

Y'know what grinds our gears? Hearing people talk about accessibility like it's an annoying afterthought. It's not. Or it shouldn't be. Accessibility should be a top priority for every company. buff.ly/2YPZhtb #a11y #SoftwareTesting #AI #DigitalAccessibility

It's not too late! Register now for tonight's A11yBay Meetup to get insights from Mesmer VP of Product Dan Merritts on WCAG, the problem with web-first accessibility guidelines, and the future of digital accessibility. buff.ly/3v1176J #WCAG #a11y #SoftwareTesting

A B C D E ... Easy sequence. You can guess the next letter, right? Could you say the same for your app? If you want people to read or tap on elements and links in a specific order, you HAVE to create the same experience for ALL users. buff.ly/3BnPb1l #a11y #WCAG

Want to lose $13 trillion? You read that right. Neglecting people with disabilities is a good way to lose a LOT of money. Make digital accessibility a priority in your app design, development, and testing. Make apps for EVERYone. buff.ly/3ARMPaN #a11y #SoftwareTesting