Facebook Improves Accessibility Of Mobile Apps
Facebook is a wonderfully picturesque site, and the company wants those who are visually impaired to be able to experience that, as well. The social network posted recently about the work it has done to improve the accessibility of its mobile applications, including verbal descriptions of photos.
Facebook is a wonderfully picturesque site, and the company wants those who are visually impaired to be able to experience that, as well. The social network posted recently about the work it has done to improve the accessibility of its mobile applications, including verbal descriptions of photos.
Facebook posted a video showing the accessibility aspects of its mobile apps, which includes a screen reader that says aloud things like, “cover photo,” and a description given by the person, such as where the image was taken.
In a blog post on the Facebook Design page, Project Manager Jeff Wieland explained the company’s focus on accessibility for all:
One of the challenges with Facebook from an accessibility perspective is that a lot of our content is user-generated.
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