17. Accessibility

Windows Store apps go beyond tailoring their experience to the end user’s device by facilitating unique user preferences. Building your app to support those preferences is important, especially when the user requires assistive technology. Your app should expose the appropriate information to support screen reading, including when it generates dynamic content. Many users prefer to use the keyboard as their primary means of interaction, so your app should support keyboard navigation, activation of controls, and the capability to execute commands using keyboard shortcuts.

Visually impaired users rely on high-contrast content to make it easier to read. When users configure Windows to make everything display bigger, your app should ...

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