The challenge is a response to a growing digital divide between disabled and non-disabled mobile users. Although apps are becoming one of the main ways we do things from banking to socialising, app developers remain largely ignorant of accessibility requirements.
In addition to mainstream apps needing to become accessible, there’s a growing market for assistive apps designed for people with disability.
The Apps For All Challenge is now calling for nominations in the following categories:
- Most accessible mainstream app
- Most innovative app designed for people with disability or older Australians
- Most accessible children's app
- Most accessible gaming app
In judging nominations, apps will be considered on:
- Ease of use – including ease of download and installation
- Market gap – apps which fill a market gap for one or more user groups
- Value for money – apps which provide good value for money and do not require people with disability to pay more for the same functionality
- Universal design – the app is accessible across all user groups
- Availability – available across multiple operating systems
Eligible apps must be developed in Australia for Apple iOS, Android or Windows devices. Nominations close 14 July 2014.
The winners will be announced at ACCAN’s national conference in September.
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