I agree that:
• Some indication of an app's accessibility prior to purchase
would be incredibly useful; however
• A simple user rating system would be inadequate for the
following reasons:
– It would require someone to purchase the app in order
to rate it without knowing whether it is accessible, which is what we're trying
to avoid; and
– the rating could be manipulated; so
– the current ability to leave comments about
accessibility as reviews is much more helpful than a single rating would be;
however,
• Developers could be forced by Apple to give some information
about the app which would be an indication as to the app's accessibility. For
instance, answering yes or no to the following statements:
– Does the app include VoiceOver support?
– Does the app use Apple's accessibility API?
– Was the app built using only Apple's built in UI
elements?
– Was the app built using any custom UI elements?
– Was the app built using largely custom built UI
elements?
• The answers to the above question would not tell a consumer
whether or not the app was accessible, but it would be a good guide.
• The exact questions to ask may be different to above — I'm not
a developer so I'm not sure the exact questions to ask, but I think they would
be a start.
• Whether or not Apple would consider such a system is another
question entirely.
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