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I've been building an app, and I'm really excited about this one!
Xarra is a read-aloud app for iPhone and iPad. Paste text, import a doc, or share a webpage, and listen with word and line highlighting, chapters, and playback controls.
Pre-order now: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/xarra/id6759402266
It started as scratching my own itch.
I struggle to stay focused reading long pieces of text. But when I listen and read at the same time, especially with highlighting, I stay engaged.
I've just published a first version of an Agent Skill for iOS Accessibility.
I first learned about Agent Skills from @swiftlee's video "Refactoring a Real App with Agent Skills in Cursor". And he suggested that someone should do one for accessibility. So I did.
I haven't been the first one to do it though! I'll link to them in the thread together with some thoughts on what I think this skill is, and what it isn't.
https://github.com/dadederk/iOS-Accessibility-Agent-Skill?tab=readme-ov-file
Add expert iOS Accessibility Best Practices guidance to your AI coding tool (Agent Skills open format). - dadederk/iOS-Accessibility-Agent-Skill
It's #InternationalWomensDay, so there's no better time to celebrate amazing women in the Swift community. Here are some sites I heartily recommend:
- https://nilcoalescing.com from @natpanferova
- https://danijelavrzan.com from @dvrzan
- https://tanaschita.com from @tanaschita
New blog post! How I've been learning to develop more accessible iOS games while building RetroRapid!
Things like: controlling a racing game with musical notes, why level names matter, and more.
Feedback welcome!
https://accessibilityupto11.com/post/2026-02-22-01/
You may also notice that I've quietly revamped the site using @twostraws's Ignite framework. Have a look around and let me know what you think!
I started my journey in iOS accessibility about 9 years ago, when I was working at the BBC. I even dared to give a talk about it in App Dev Con in 2018. Years later, I’m pretty sure that I was just able to overcome my terror of public speaking thanks to the Dunning-Kruger effect. I was at that point where you’ve just started learning about something, become passionate about it, and vastly overestimate how much you actually know. It only takes digging a little deeper to realise how vast any topic is, and that one will probably never master it, but can just hope to be in a continuous learning process. And accessibility is no different. Not to discourage anyone! The truth is that a few basic tools in your toolbox can bring you a very long way towards offering a very good experience. As someone said, we are actually not in need of experts, but in need of basic knowledge.
Hey folks - it looks like someone is impersonating me here on Mastodon.
The fake account is
James__Dempsey @ mastodon.social
If you get a follow request from that account, it is *not* me.
Mark your calendars for July 2026 because we have another conference in this hemisphere of the world friends!
No other than Calgary, Canada! And in the amazing rockies next to the national park Banff 🇨🇦 🏔️🌊
▶️ It's time to push play on something new!
⭐️ @swiftsonicconf
is a new iOS & Swift conference coming to Nashville November 20-22, 2026!
🎤 Community-driven, focused on real-world iOS and Swift stories, and shaped like a music festival.
👇🏻 More info in the replies!
This documentation from Apple settles what Apple's official guidance is on colour contrast - you only have to support sufficient contrast if increase contrast, bold text, and reduce transparency are enabled.
I, nearly every accessibility expert I know, and most legal interpretations of WCAG disagree with this interpretation.
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