Re: Accessibility testing an App

IBM Accessibility Research developed the Mobile Accessibility Checker 
(MAC) technology to test and help automate more of the testing for both 
iOS and Android native apps. 
MAC also covers hybrid apps that have a browser component wrapped inside 
the app - meaning the app isn't a web site that runs in the browser, those 
are called "mobile web apps".  We started developing it a few years ago 
because there wasn't one out there...

See https://www.ibm.com/able/mobile-accessibility-checker.html 
you can try out the technology by contacting us. 

Both iOS and Android have released some good guidance and some checking 
tools, but last I checked there wasn't a lot or any APIs for integration, 
or automation, customizations, openness for adding custom rules, etc. 

MAC technology was also available from SSB Bart's AMP for Mobile too.
YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ_6Ly930t4
2015 Press Release 
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/digital-accessibility-solutions-provider-ssb-bart-group-launches-new-mobile-accessibility-management-platform-300045211.html
other news articles, such as 
http://www.eweek.com/small-business/ibm-mobile-accessibility-checker-built-for-ios-android

for latest offering from Level Access, see their web site at 
https://www.levelaccess.com/products/software/mobile-accessibility/
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From:   Matt Elton <mattelton35@gmail.com>
To:     w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Date:   09/26/2018 02:35 PM
Subject:        Accessibility testing an App



Hi everyone, 

I emailed a few months ago for advice on how best to check the 
accessibility of a website on mobile and desktop. Your feedback was very 
helpful - so thanks again for that..

We have now progressed on, and I would very much like to check the 
accessibility of an Android and iOS app (ideally against WCAG v2.1). Can 
anyone talk me through how this can be done as it is difficult to see the 
code behind the App. Is it enough to run assistive tech on it (i.e. 
VoiceOver, Talkback etc). or is there a way to look at the code as well?

Cheers for your help,
Matt