Developing Accessible Mobile Applications with Cross-Platform Development Frameworks

Mascetti, Sergio; Ducci, Mattia; Cantù, Niccoló; Pecis, Paolo; Ahmetovic, Dragan

doi:10.1145/3441852.3476469

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“…Second, these studies provide valuable insights into the limitations of UI frameworks as they are used by sighted developers [29]. Sighted developers have found that Xamarin [30] and React Native [4] do not expose all the accessibility APIs, making it difficult to create fully accessible mobile applications [31]. Similarly, the web frameworks, Angular, Vue, and React, do not notify sighted developers about accessibility violations [32].…”

Section: B Accessibility Of Ui Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Accessibility of UI Frameworks and Libraries for Programmers with Visual Impairments

Pandey

Bondre

O’Modhrain

et al. 2022

2022 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC)

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The availability of numerous UI components, the promise of accessibility, and cross-platform support have made UI frameworks (e.g., Flutter, Xamarin, React Native) and libraries (e.g., wxPython) quite popular among software developers. However, their widespread use also highlights the need to understand the experiences of programmers with visual impairments with them. We adopted a mixed-methods design comprising two studies to understand the accessibility and challenges of developing interfaces with UI frameworks and libraries. In Study 1, we analyzed 96 randomly-sampled archived threads of Program-L, a mailing list primarily comprising programmers with visual impairments. In Study 2, we interviewed 18 programmers with visual impairments to confirm the findings from Study 1 and gain a deeper understanding of their motivations and experiences in using UI frameworks. Our participants considered UI development essential to their programming responsibilities and sought to acquire relevant skills and expertise. However, accessibility barriers in programming tools and UI frameworks complicated the processes of writing UI code, debugging, testing, and collaborating with sighted colleagues. Our paper concludes with recommendations grounded in empirical findings to improve the accessibility of frameworks and libraries.

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Section: B Accessibility Of Ui Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Accessibility of UI Frameworks and Libraries for Programmers with Visual Impairments

Pandey

Bondre

O’Modhrain

et al. 2022

2022 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC)

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“…In react native, JavaScript is used to create the applications, therefore, the interpreted technique has been used here. In this approach, JavaScript code defines generalized widgets not specific-platform widgets, but under the hood, each widget has an associated widget in each platform supported by the framework (Mascetti et al 2021). interaction between the application side and platform side has been done by the bridge, which converts the generalized widgets to the platform-specific widgets depending on the platform on which the application running, therefore, the rendering process happens on the platform side, not an application.…”

Section: B Tools and Framework For Cross-platform Solution 1) React N...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Backend as a Service Cloud Computing Integrated with Cross-platform Mobile Development Framework to Create an E-learning application that works in Mobile and Web with a single codebase

ahmed¹

2022

4th International Conference on Communication Engineering and Computer Science (CIC-COCOS’2022)

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Many platforms are emerging recently and businesses need to work with all of them, therefore, creating applications that work on multiplatform like Android, IOS, Windows …etc. is necessary these days.Building a separate native application for each platform as well as working separately with both Frontend and Backend is costly in several respects, including time, effort and cost.using Cross-platform tools and frameworks is the best solution to the problem of multiple platforms and the need to deal with all of them. This paper discusses the most famous, modern, and widely used Cross-platform tools to introduce the best way to build an E-learning application that works natively in multiplatform using only one programming language, and even it doesn’t require work with the Backend side. Finally, we have created a sample E-learning application using Flutter with Firebase as a Backend. Due to the Corona pandemic, e-learning has become a mandatory requirement as a primary or secondary method of education, this application work on all platforms (Mobile and Desktop), and we tested it on Android and Web Browsers.

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Understanding the integration of accessibility requirements in the development process of information systems: a systematic literature review

Teixeira,

Eusébio,

Teixeira

2024

Requirements Eng

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People with disabilities (PwD) are frequently excluded from certain activities due to the lack of accessible information. In this area, information systems can help PwD by allowing access to a range of information about the accessibility of spaces, facilities, and products. There has been an increase in technologies that promote accessibility, but there are few literature studies which analyse how these technologies were developed to ensure access for all. To address this gap, this study aims to explore the integration of accessibility requirements in the processes of developing information systems. To achieve this aim, a systematic literature review was conducted using the PRISMA reporting guidelines. To conduct the review, a search was carried out for primary studies in four well-established databases—SCOPUS, Web of Science, IEEE, and ACM. A snowball search to find additional studies was also performed. Based on this, 34 papers were obtained to conduct the study. In general, the studies published on this topic are relatively recent, with healthcare and education being the two major areas where accessibility in information systems is most addressed. The integration of accessibility seems to be primarily applied during the requirement assessment and testing phases, involving potential users in the process. The results obtained within this systematic literature review raise awareness about the integration of accessibility for the success of solutions, which are oriented towards the accessible market. Additionally, the different practical and theoretical contributions can help future practitioners and technology developers establish guidelines that promote the integration of accessibility, thus achieving a more accessible and inclusive society.

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Developing Accessible Mobile Applications with Cross-Platform Development Frameworks

Cited by 5 publications

References 13 publications

Accessibility of UI Frameworks and Libraries for Programmers with Visual Impairments

Accessibility of UI Frameworks and Libraries for Programmers with Visual Impairments

Backend as a Service Cloud Computing Integrated with Cross-platform Mobile Development Framework to Create an E-learning application that works in Mobile and Web with a single codebase

Understanding the integration of accessibility requirements in the development process of information systems: a systematic literature review

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