Accessibility info (product and OS features)

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Hi there, looking for Android alternatives and love the Sailfish OS proposition

I am working with digital and product accessibility and been wondering about Sailfish OS documentation that touches accessibility. Not able to find much (either via LLM or classical search) and hope somebody can point me to it.

Especially end-user perspective - do we get the same level of accessibility as with Android devices - for example TalkBack screen-reader - is it built in by default or do we have an alternative screen reader that comes bundled with the OS. And all other accessibility features and settings.

But also from accessibility specialist perspective - can I, for example, use the OS (and later the hardware) to test in a similar or same way as I can now do with Android OS and phones or will I need to keep my Android phones for testing purposes etc.

Really appreciate if somebody can point me to official docs or at least backlog or some kind of documentation.

Thanks in advance.

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Check this other thread: Accessibility features

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Thanks, good to read that it is somehow on the radar.

I hope that stakeholders (both SailfishOS and hardware producers) recognize importance of accessibility and EN 301 549 for successful sales in the EU and beyond;

Clause 11 is for the OS. And new version is around the corner (V4.1.1) where WCAG 2.2 is implemented (but EN has some additional items).

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