Rule Overview for iOS

A11y Element Focus Box
Ensures a view's accessibility path, or VoiceOver focus box, encapsulates its own visual on-screen frame.

Active Control Name
Any interactive view should have an accessible name available for assistive technologies such as VoiceOver and Voice Control.

Associated Text
A control should get its accessible name from a nearby label available for assistive technologies such as VoiceOver and Voice Control.

Colliding Views
Views containing information should not intersect with another view, either entirely or partially.

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Color Contrast
Ensures that each text element has a minimum 4.5:1 contrast ratio with its background and that large text has a minimum 3.0:1 contrast ratio.

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Conflicting Traits
Views should not have conflicting accessibility traits.

Focusable Text
Views containing text should be focusable for assistive technologies such as VoiceOver.

ImageView Name
Focusable image elements should provide a meaningful accessible name available for assistive technologies such as VoiceOver and Voice Control.

In ScrollView
Text should be within a scrollable view to ensure that all elements are visible on all screen sizes.

Inaccessible Action  
An interactive view should have the ability to be activated with assistive technology.

Label At Front
Any visible text of an interactive view should be at the start of the view's accessible name.

Label In Name
An accessibility focusable view should ensure its name includes its visible label.

Meaningful Accessible Name
An element's accessible name should not include its accessibility trait.

Nested Elements Name
A focusable view should have all visible text within its accessible name available to assistive technologies like VoiceOver and Voice Control.

Screen Orientation
Views should adhere to the user's preferred display orientation.

Screen Title
Every screen within an application should provide a title to be announced by assistive technology.

Supports Dynamic Type  
Text elements should have the required properties to support Dynamic Type and resize the text to the user's device preference.

Touch Target Size
All active controls should have a minimum of 44pt by 44pt visual and tappable area.

Touch Target Spacing
Actionable controls should have a minimum dimension of 24 x 24 points or must be positioned so that if a circle with a diameter of 24 points is placed on the center of control, the circle will not intersect with another target or with the circle for another target.