1. Overview
The earlier lessons showed what to build. This one shows how to prove it works, and how to tell people. Testing has two layers. Automated checks run fast and catch the same problems every time. Manual checks with VoiceOver and the other features catch the rest.
No tool can tell whether a label makes sense. No tool can tell whether the reading order keeps the meaning. So automated checks are a floor, not a finish line.
Shipping has two layers too. On the App Store, Accessibility Nutrition Labels tell people which features your app supports. In the EU, the European Accessibility Act and EN 301 549 set what the app of a covered service must meet. Both depend on the same test evidence.
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Sources
- Apple Developer, Accessibility Inspector, performAccessibilityAudit(for:_:) and XCUIAccessibilityAuditType.
- Apple Developer, Performing accessibility testing for your app, for the testing matrix, the screen curtain and the devices to test on.
- App Store Connect Help: Overview of Accessibility Nutrition Labels, Manage Accessibility Nutrition Labels, VoiceOver evaluation criteria and Larger Text evaluation criteria.
- ETSI, CEN and CENELEC, EN 301 549 V4.1.1 (2026-09), clauses 11.0, 11.1 to 11.7 and 12.1, and Annex C, available from the ETSI standards server.
- W3C, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 and the Group Note Guidance on Applying WCAG 2 to Non-Web Information and Communications Technologies (WCAG2ICT).
- Directive (EU) 2019/882 (the European Accessibility Act), Article 13 and Annex I Section III(c).
