Designing apps with assistive technology features can lead to a better experience for every user of your Windows Store app. Accessibility features include clearly visible text and navigable controls with various input and output methods.
There are tools available to test apps for accessibility. To help you get started, the Windows App Builder Blog provides tips and convenient tools. Developers will find out how to use standard controls and Visual Studio templates, as well as the user interfaceaccessibility checker (AccChecker).
You can test keyboard accessibility by navigating with the Tab key and verify your app both by turning on Narrator and making everything bigger. You can also activate and verify high-contrast assets.
Head over to the Windows App Builder Blog to get all the details on these handy testing tools to make your app more accessible to all.
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