Building Accessible Applications with .NET MAUI

I recently put together a talk on building accessible applications with .NET MAUI, and I wanted to collect the main resources in one place so they are easy to revisit later.

These links cover the core guidance, standards, platform-specific recommendations, and tooling that can help you build more inclusive apps.

Microsoft Learn

• .NET MAUI documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/
• Accessibility guidance for .NET MAUI: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/fundamentals/accessibility

WCAG Guidelines

• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG): https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/
• WCAG Quick Reference: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/

Android Accessibility

• Android accessibility overview: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/accessibility
• Android accessibility services and best practices: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/accessibility/services

Apple Accessibility

• Apple accessibility resources: https://developer.apple.com/accessibility/
• Human Interface Guidelines and accessibility: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/accessibility

Accessibility Insights

• Accessibility Insights for Web: https://accessibilityinsights.io/
• Accessibility Insights for Windows: https://accessibilityinsights.io/docs/windows/overview/

MauiMart GitHub

• Repository: https://github.com/bijington/maui-mart

If you are building with .NET MAUI and want to make your apps more usable for everyone, these are a great starting point.