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9  <h2>Topics</h2>
10  <ol>
11  <li><a href="apps.html">
12    Making Applications Accessible</a></li>
13  <li><a href="checklist.html">
14    Accessibility Developer Checklist</a></li>
15  <li><a href="services.html">
16    Building Accessibility Services</a></li>
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19  <h2>See also</h2>
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21    <li><a href="{@docRoot}design/patterns/accessibility.html">Android Design: Accessibility</a></li>
22    <li><a href="{@docRoot}training/accessibility/index.html">Training: Implementing Accessibility</a></li>
23    <li><a href="{@docRoot}tools/testing/testing_accessibility.html">Accessibility Testing Checklist</a></li>
24  </ol>
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26  <h2>Related Videos</h2>
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29      <iframe title="Google I/O 2012 - Making Android Apps Accessible"
30          width="210" height="160"
31          src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q3HliaMjL38?rel=0&hd=1"
32          frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>
33      </iframe>
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40<p>Many Android users have different abilities that require them to interact with their Android
41devices in different ways. These include users who have visual, physical or age-related limitations
42that prevent them from fully seeing or using a touchscreen, and users with hearing loss who may not
43be able to perceive audible information and alerts.</p>
44
45<p>Android provides accessibility features and services for helping these users navigate their
46devices more easily, including text-to-speech, haptic feedback, gesture navigation, trackball and
47directional-pad navigation. Android application developers can take advantage of these services to
48make their applications more accessible.</p>
49
50<p>Android developers can also build their own accessibility services, which can provide
51enhanced usability features such as audio prompting, physical feedback, and alternative navigation
52modes. Accessibility services can provide these enhancements for all applications, a set of
53applications or just a single app.</p>
54
55<p>The following topics show you how to use the Android framework to make applications more
56accessible.</p>
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58<dl>
59  <dt><strong><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/accessibility/apps.html">
60  Making Applications Accessible</a></strong>
61  </dt>
62  <dd>Development practices and API features to ensure your application is accessible to users with
63disabilities.</dd>
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65  <dt><strong><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/accessibility/checklist.html">
66  Accessibility Developer Checklist</a></strong>
67  </dt>
68  <dd>A checklist to help developers ensure that their applications are accessible.</dd>
69
70  <dt><strong><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/accessibility/services.html">
71  Building Accessibility Services</a></strong>
72  </dt>
73  <dd>How to use API features to build services that make other applications more accessible for
74users.</dd>
75</dl>
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