Big Box, Little Box, Cardboard Box What’s in the Box? I just had to get that reference in there somehow! It is quite relevant here though. In this A to Z a11y post we look at Layout Containers. How they can be an aid, or a hinderance, to accessibility. We also look at how laying it all out makes apps more responsive. This topic applies especially to Power Apps with a bit of an aside
A long time ago… When I was a lad a mouse was something that went “squeak” and you definitely didn’t want on your desk. Keyboard Warriors were people who could type, code, and make computers bend to their every whim. Not the cowardly so-called keyboard warriors of today who spew bile, but true magicians. OK, so I’m old… but back then all we had was a keyboard (and a joystick for games if you were
Epic riffs and dancing Prime Ministers? Nope… Welcome to the J of the A to Z Accessibility: Power Platform Edition, and this one is all about Jump! Those who enjoy music or Christmas romantic comedies may be hearing epic riffs or picturing Hugh Grant dancing through No.10 Downing Street. If you are more O/G about this then you may be hearing the Pointer Sisters. As I am a man of eclectic tastes I’ve got all
Over the past couple of years, I’ve become very vocal about Accessibility and usually show my journey as starting with a conversation and a pint in a pub. In recent months I’ve started to accept that the true beginning for me began long before then, and I’ve simply been running from the truth.
Back in late September, Microsoft announced the launch of the Microsoft Surface Adaptive Kit. Of course, I made sure I had ordered one for release day! Read on for my thoughts after a few weeks of use.
Introduction – What lies ahead I have been talking about Accessibility for a while now, and often link this to DELIVERY rather than BUILD. In this post, “Power Apps, Accessibility, and WCAG”, I’m going to bring all this together. I’m also going to tie it in to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) around colour contrast. This post itself is going to be a fairly high-level overview of a Power Platform Solution I’ve written. The
Two things happened recently that really made me realise that we need to ensure that there is Accessibility at the door. What do I mean by that, and how do we rectify it? I’m glad you asked! A licence to nothing The first incident was when installing Printer Drivers on my PC. Printers are the IT equivalent of the seven circles of hell but this proved an EIGHTH circle! I’ve been trying to use keyboard
What does day-to-day accessibility look like? Join Ashley Graham-Brown as they share about their life in “A dyslexic and dyspraxic’s guide to accessibility” (from Scottish Summit 2021)
It’s easy to talk about what a more inclusive workplace should be, but how do we go about creating such a place? At Scottish Summit 2021 Zoe Wilson delivered a great session on this very subject! Zoe is a passionate advocate for Accessibility in the workplace, and in everyday life. Having her speak about this topic provides us with great insight, practical application, and top tips. In the intro to the talk, Zoe shares a
The Accessibility track at Scottish Summit 2021 covered so many topics throughout the day. The session “Programming for Accessibility” by Rory Preddy was an amazing look at both living with accessibility requirements, and how to include accessibility in our thinking when programming applications. Rory was introduced to me via Hector Minto when we were having a catchup call about the summit. As a spur-of-the-moment inspiration Hector asked Rory to join our call. Immediately his humour
Continuing my look at the Scottish Summit 2021 Accessibility track. One of the standout sessions was the “Instant Accessibility using a Theming Template” in Power Apps talk by Sancho Harker. I first came across Sancho when he delivered a talk at Microsoft Ignite The Tour London in 2020 (just before lockdown). Like this one from Scottish Summit, his talk was primarily demo-led. During it he showed us this seriously cool template app he’d built for
For Microsoft, a core part of how accessibility is being managed throughout their DNA is by treating Accessibility as an actual project goal and requirement.
Watch Microsoft Accessibility Evangelist Hector Minto from Scottish Summit 2021 as he talks about Digital Inclusion and Accessibility as a Deliverable.
I started my self-learning journey into the world of Accessibility in the middle of 2020. If I’m completely honest I was very naive and did not understand what was behind that door. I soon came to realise that there is so much to learn, but so many teachers I can learn from. Accessibility is a word that can get thrown around like confetti (when it does get used anyway), to make things look good. The
“No-one wants to do it. It’s just not sexy”
“It’s too expensive”
“We don’t have the time to implement it”
A sad, familiar story but one that is not strictly true when it comes to implementing Accessibility.
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