Learn How to Test Apps for Accessibility on the Windows App Builders Blog

When developers design apps that are accessible everyone can benefit. Over on the Windows App Builders Blog, a new story explains how developers can test the accessibility of their apps and check for key features, such as clearly visible text.

Whether you’re in the process of planning, developing or updating a Windows Store app, there are tools available to test your app. To help you get started, follow these tips and check out the convenient accessibility tools.

Use standard controls and Visual Studio templates
Use the UI accessibility Checker (AccChecker)
Test keyboard accessibility by navigating with the Tab key
Verify your app by turning on Narrator
Verify the contrast ratio of visible text at W3C.org
Activate and verify your high-contrast assets
Verify your app by making everything bigger.