#1: Accessibility, Three Ways #2: The Astonishing Powers & Secrets of 3D Touch

We'll open with a lightning talk by Josh Adams (https://twitter.com/vermont42)titled: GPX Data in the Simulator and then roll to:

Talk #1: Accessibility, Three Ways by Sommer Panage

This isn’t one talk but rather three lightening talks joined by one common theme: Accessibility.

In the first talk, “Accessibility and You”, I’ll be covering, generally, what accessibility means for you and your app and why it matters. We will look at some examples of accessible mobile technologies and I’ll show some “good” and “bad” case studies of accessibility.

In the second talk, “What’s new in iOS Accessibility,” I will discuss what new APIs iOS 8 and 9 bring and how you can harness them to make your app offer cutting-edge #a11y. I’ll also touch on the key issue of backwards compatibility.

Finally, in the third talk, “Accessibility + FRP = Fun,” I’ll cover how Swift accessibility code is a fantastic candidate for FRP (via RAC 4). We’ll look at some examples of why this pairing works particularly well.

About your speaker: Sommer Panage

Sommer Panage is currently a freelance mobile software developer and circus artist. Previously, she worked as the lead for Mobile Accessibility on iOS and Android at Twitter. Before moving into this role, she worked on various iOS projects such as DMs and Anti-spam. Prior to Twitter, Sommer worked on the iOS team at Apple. She earned her BA in Psychology and MS in Computer Science at Stanford University. You can follow her at @sommer. (https://twitter.com/sommer)

Talk #2: The Astonishing Powers and Mesmerizing Secrets of 3D Touch by Alexis Gallagher

3D Touch is big. It is the most significant new input method added to the platform since the original iPhone. Apple supports using it for navigation shortcuts, called Quick Actions, which this talk will explain. But there is also a lower level API for accessing raw pressure data, which you could use to create innumerable, completely novel user experiences. This talk will walk through this API, carefully examine the limits of the new sensors, and then wildly speculate on what it could mean for your apps.

About your speaker: Alexis Gallagher

Alexis Gallagher is a freelance developer. Over five years with iOS he's built apps for surgeons in Montreal, oyster-fanciers in New York, and friendly goliaths like McKinsey & Co, while also helping various early stage startups backed by YC, a16z, and other firms. In other days and other cities, he has worked in science, or finance, or theater, or all of the above. You can follow him at @alexisgallagher. (https://twitter.com/alexisgallagher)

Schedule:

6:00pm: Doors open.

6:30 - 7pm: Refreshments and food Food will be from Limon and will include options for omnivores, and vegans. We will not be serving alcohol at this meetup, bit we'll have plenty of soda options.

7pm: Presentations + Q&A. We'll have a very short break between presentations.

After, you're welcome to stay and chat.

Location:

The Realm office is on Townsend St. between 2nd and 3rd.

Look for the doorperson standing outside the building. He or she will guide you up.

Getting there:

• 5-minute walk to the King St. Caltrain station. 20-minute walk from the Powell St. BART Station.

• Bike Parking. We don't have bike racks, but you can bring your bike up, but you'll need to carry it to the 2nd floor. The building doesn't have an elevator.

Thanks to:

Realm (http://realm.io/) for hosting and providing food + drinks.

Call for speakers!

We're looking for speakers! Know anyone? :) We hope so! Please fill out this short talk proposal form. (https://docs.google.com/a/realm.io/forms/d/1BsApmVGMZOz3R46nkE4BNAgle_dpzHjA8XNU-4WbmJM/viewform)

We have openings for lightning talks (up-to 10 mins) as well as longer talks (20-30 mins) talks.

Questions?

Email: Chris at ck@realm.io