26  Android Accessibility Features

How accessible the study app is depends on the device, in part, and other devices that people have (e.g., braille display). (See this summary of built-in features: https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6006564?hl=en)..)

26.1 Test of STAR v1.0.8 Accessibility Features

26.1.1 Visual Accessibility Features

26.1.1.1 Change Font Size:

  • Home menu & navigation in app: Some items run over to 2 lines but works adequately
  • Daily update: Looks fine although calendar can’t actually get any bigger!
  • Monthly update: Looks fine
  • Daily video check in: Looks fine

26.1.1.2 Change Display Sizes Home menu & navigation in app:

  • Partially compatible with STAR (parts of the task progress bar are no longer visible when the display size is set to above default)
  • Daily update: Calendar partially off page
  • Monthly update: Worked for as many questions as I saw
  • Daily video check in: Worked fine

26.1.1.3 Magnification Home menu & navigation: Fully compatible

  • Daily update: Fully compatible
  • Monthly update: Fully compatible
  • Daily video check in: Fully compatible

26.1.1.4 High Contrast Text Home menu & navigation: App is already high contrast

  • Daily update: App is already high contrast
  • Monthly update: App is already high contrast
  • Daily video check in: App is already high contrastc
  • Note: Does not seem to change the lighter grey text on the non-selected tabs (All, Threads, Mine). I couldn’t find anywhere else that wasn’t already high contrast
  • Note: The text in is already high contrast but the STAR app does not support outlining all of the white block text with black line/black block text in white line (only used in headers and the continue button)

26.1.1.5 Color Inversion Home menu & navigation Fully compatible

  • Daily update: Fully compatible
  • Monthly update: Fully compatible
  • Daily video check in: Fully compatible

26.1.1.6 Color Correction (for colorblindness) Home menu & navigation Fully compatible

  • Daily update: Fully compatible
  • Monthly update: Fully compatible
  • Daily video check in: Fully compatible

26.1.1.7 Time to take action (keeps brief messages on the screen longer) Found no place in the app where you get a brief message.

26.1.2 Auditory Accessibility Features

26.1.2.1 Talk Back

  • Home menu & navigation. Scrolling requires 2 fingers. Double tap to open button items. Doesn’t start off brilliantly on home page but tapping any item activates it correctly.
  • Daily update: Works on both question text and answer options.
  • Monthly update: Works on both question text and answer options.
  • Daily video check in: Does not work on header. Works on instructions, buttons, and in video record screen.
  • User uploaded graphics should have a default alt-text like the icons do. Will add to request tracker.

26.1.2.2 Select to Speak

  • Home menu & navigation: Works with both home page and menu in 1.0.8.
  • Daily update: Works on both question text and answer options.
  • Monthly update: Works on both question text and answer options.
  • Daily video check in: Works on first page (record, upload) as well as the video record buttons.
  • User uploaded graphics should have a default alt-text like the icons do.
  • We can add our own alt text: Images marked with [image placeholder <1>] can have the alt attribute added like so [image placeholder <1> alt="Book cover"]. In other parts of the app or if you aren’t adding an image, you can link to an image with [img <url> alt="This is the alt text"].

26.1.2.3 Live Caption (ads on screen captions when speech is detected)

  • Works for linked youtube videos and for in-app guided meditations. Can’t yet test on embedded videos till that issue is resolved. Confirm (v.1.0.8)