In this session software engineers will learn the fundamentals of the accessibility criteria "Role, Name and Value" and how to use Jetpack Compose to meet this criteria.

You will learn the different API's that are made available to you in Jetpack Compose and how to efficiently implement accessibility using Jetpack Compose APIs. You will learn
- The importance and impact of an elements role, name and value on a user
- The difference between a content description and a state description
- What roles are and which ones to use
- How and when to group elements or break them down
- Shorthand modifier API's for common patterns such as grouping (a label and a checkbox, for example)

After this session, engineers should be able to understand the lift of creating a new component from scratch and how to effectively make elements more accessible to users, not just for screen readers like TalkBack, but many assitive technologies.

What is your experience level with the topic?
5+ years. 2 years @(a UK Bank), 1 year@NHS England, 2.5 years@Spotify (not my current employer)
I also developed the Accessibility Jetpack Compose course for Droidcon

Have you given this talk before?
No