Accessibility
Let's build a more accessible world together
Building an accessible system means ensuring that everyone—regardless of their abilities, technological skills, or equipment—can use it effectively. Accessibility is not just for people with disabilities: it is for everyone. At ITCares, accessibility is a core value. We bring over 15 years of experience working closely with people who are blind or have low vision, giving us deep insight into how users with different needs access information and interact with digital devices. Software accessibility, especially in the mobile field, goes far beyond adding alternative text to images. It requires addressing a wide range of aspects: logical reading orders, reachability of interface elements without direct touch, accurate gesture handling, support for different font sizes and contrasts, and many other best practices.
From the earliest stages of development to final testing, we actively involve users with disabilities to ensure the interface is truly intuitive and inclusive. Thanks to our technical expertise and in-depth knowledge of user interface accessibility, we design and deliver software solutions that are not only accessible, but also engaging and usable by everyone.
We are proud of: ViaOpta Nav
ViaOpta Nav is one of our apps sponsored by Novartis Pharma. Developed for mobile device (iOS and Android) and also developed as a companion app for Android Wear and Apple Watch devices allows the user to get information about their position and their surroundings in every situation and every screen of the app, search for a specific destination or choose a point among their favorite's archive and get turn by turn directions to it. This app is specifically aimed to blind and low vision people to help them in their daily mobility tasks and, besides a very simple user interface, has some specific features as required by the use case, but in general, as said before, every app can be accessible to everyone, without the need to give up a beautiful and elegant user interface (see other apps on the Portfolio section). The app was translated in 18 languages, it is available on the 5 continent stores and was awarded a prize at the European Excellence Awards in 2014, in Paris.