This blog was inspired by Jeff Watkins’ series of blogs on UIButton. UIButton is a fundamental part of building interfaces on iOS. So much so, that it probably doesn’t get the love it deserves. But it’s also really powerful and customisable when used correctly.

Accessibility labels on iOS I feel are very similar. They’re fundamental to how accessibility works on iOS, yet I think they suffer from a few PR issues. Firstly, Apple has done such a good job with them that we often don’t give the humble accessibility label the consideration it deserves, instead relying on the Apple default behaviour. Secondly, they’re just some text, right? Who can get excited about just a boring old label? Well, I’m sure this won’t surprise you, but I can.