RE: Multiple ways for apps

John,

Yes, your correct. Section 508 does not include this as a part of the requirements. Not sure why as I think it is a short coming. Since software on mobile or desktop could have this capability as well.

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From: Jonathan Avila <jon.avila@levelaccess.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 18 September 2019 4:13 AM
To: Michelle Parfitt <m.e.parfitt@gmail.com>; w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Subject: RE: Multiple ways for apps

I would say that under Section 508 and EN 301 549 Multiple ways is not included for software apps or non-web documents – it generally applies to web content.

Jon

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Hi everyone,

I was wondering if anyone had any advice/good examples of mobile apps which followed the WCAG guideline 2.4.5 Multiple Ways? I've found a few information heavy apps that do this well by having a menu and also a search bar (for example for news outlets), however, for apps such as Instagram, the search function is not used to navigate around the app (just find new content) and the only way to navigate  to all areas of the app is via the tray at the bottom (which seems to be quite common e.g. is also the case on the Easyjet app). This provides one way of navigation. I assume this means it fails and Instagram and other apps like it would need to add another way of navigating. Has anyone seen new innovative ways of providing more than one way to navigate apps other than provide a search function?

Thanks
Michelle