Power Apps Archives - Hart of the Midlands https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/tag/power-apps/ Home of Mike Hartley - Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Accessibility, Mental Health and more Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/hartofthemidlands.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cropped-StagHead512.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Power Apps Archives - Hart of the Midlands https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/tag/power-apps/ 32 32 154241808 X-Ray! [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2025/02/x-ray-a-to-z-a11y/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 08:30:00 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1798 Colour Vision Deficiency affects over 8% of men and 0.5% of women. Colour filters (including one that looks like an X-Ray mode) help present colours in a way that assists people with CVD.

In this post I take a look at the colour modes, how they work, and what all this means for building solutions.

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]]> 1798 WCAG [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2025/02/wcag-a-to-z-a11y/ Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:25:00 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1792 One common acronym that has run throughout many of the blog posts here is WCAG. It stands for "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines" and comes from the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). It's a set of guidelines designed for websites and content, but has been adopted as the standard for digital accessibility.

In this post I'll be looking at what WCAG is and some of the ways it influences how we build.

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]]> 1792 The Voice [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2025/02/the-voice-a-to-z-a11y/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 09:03:00 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1788 In this AI-assistant world of Copilots, Agents, and ever-listening smart devices, Voice is becoming more prevalent. What if this is the primary source of control for people though?
Here I take a look at the importance of the voice in solutions we build.

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]]> 1788 User eXperience / User Interface [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2025/01/user-experience-user-interface-a-to-z-a11y/ Wed, 22 Jan 2025 08:16:00 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1775 User eXperience and User Interface are massive areas of a project.

Creating a community of people that includes those with disabilities and neurodiversities leads to better design, better results, and better uptake.

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]]> 1775 Too Much Information [A to Z A11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2025/01/too-much-information-a-to-z-a11y/ Mon, 20 Jan 2025 08:22:22 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1770 Too Much Information can be a headache for most of us. For neurodiverse people or assistive technology users is can be a nightmare.
In this post I explore why that is, and how to lower the volume.

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]]> 1770 Screen Readers [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2025/01/screen-readers-a-to-z-a11y/ Sat, 18 Jan 2025 15:16:49 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1766 Hey Computer – Read my screen!  If you’ve made it this far through then firstly Well Done! But also you will have seen that Screen Readers get mentioned – A lot. They are a massively used accessibility tool for people with vision issues, dyslexia, ADHD, autism and more.  This topic applies to all of the […]

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]]> 1766 Being Responsive [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2025/01/being-responsive-a-to-z-a11y/ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 08:45:00 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1760 Screens come in all shapes and sizes. Along with this, people may use scaling, magnification, and alternate typefaces.

Responsive design ensures what we build works across all of this and delivers a consistent experience to all users.

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]]> 1760 Quick Wins! [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2025/01/quick-wins-a-to-z-a11y/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:31:08 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1743 Implementing accessibility can feel like you've opened a can of worms with no end in sight. But there are some quick wins that will see you making noticeable progress and provide a solid foundation for moving forward. 
Read this latest A2Z post to learn 5 quick wins to get you started!

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]]> 1743 Pop goes the weasel [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2025/01/pop-goes-the-weasel/ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:32:40 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1736 We've all seen popups on our screen at some point or other. We may have even been the ones that coded them to appear. 

The challenge is that they often appear in a way that doesn't trigger accessibility tools.

So, are there better ways of bringing key content to the attention of our users? Let's take a look at what the possibilities are. 

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]]> 1736 Copilot. Building an Accessible Future https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2024/03/copilot-building-an-accessible-future/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:59:12 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1632 Unless you've been living under a rock, you will have heard talk of Microsoft Copilots. These are the generative AI driven assistants and aids that are appearing in about all Microsoft products and have even got their own dedicated key on our keyboards (so long Office key!). What I want to do here is take a look at how Copilot is building an Accessible future - today!

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