HELBoard

HELBoard — Accessibility

HELBoard is a personal arrivals and departures board for airports operated by Finavia. We care about accessibility, but we are not accessibility experts. We test on real devices and improve when we learn better.

This page describes what we support today on iPhone, how to use it, and where we still fall short. It should match the Accessibility Nutrition Labels on the App Store listing. If a label is not listed as claimed below, we have not checked that box.

HELBoard has no account, no tracking, and no third party code. Pins and alerts stay on this device.

App Store labels (iPhone)

These are the labels we set in App Store Connect for iPhone.

Claimed (after a device check of Dark Mode, Larger Text, Reduce Motion, Sufficient Contrast, and VoiceOver on common tasks):

Claimed

• Dark Interface
• Larger Text
• Reduced Motion
• Sufficient Contrast
• VoiceOver

Not claimed

Not claimed yet. The app is built with system SwiftUI, but we have not finished a dedicated pass:

• Voice Control
• Differentiate Without Color Alone

Not claimed. HELBoard has no video or spoken audio:

HELBoard has no video or spoken audio, so it does not claim Captions or Audio Descriptions.

• Captions
• Audio Descriptions

VoiceOver

The board, search, direction control, flight details, pinned list, airport picker, Info, and Tip Jar use system lists, buttons, sheets, and alerts.

Board rows speak time, city, flight number (spelled letter by letter), status, and gate, check in, or baggage claim when present. Double tap a row to open flight details. The Arrivals / Departures control is labeled **Flight direction**. Swipe actions on the board and pinned list include **Refresh** and **Jump to now** when earlier flights are visible.

Flight numbers and airport codes are spelled so VoiceOver does not read `AY1331` as a word or `1331` as “one thousand three hundred thirty one.” Times use a spoken clock format (for example “eight thirty four”) instead of a decimal.

On the flight sheet, **Pin**, **Flight alerts** (On/Off), and **Share flight** are separate controls. Informational rows can be long pressed to copy the row or the complete flight information. Close is a text button on the leading edge, per Apple’s sheet guidance.

Spoken flight details identify flight codes, gates, check-in desks, baggage claims, and times clearly. Copy actions use the same visible labels and values, so the result remains understandable outside the app.

We checked VoiceOver on iPhone for board browse, search, open flight, pin and mute, pinned list, airport change, Info, and Tip Jar, so we claim this label. A VoiceOver expert did not do this pass. Live Activity and Apple Watch were not walked with VoiceOver.

Voice Control

Controls are standard system controls, so “Show names” and “Tap …” should work for most actions.

We have not done a Voice Control pass, so we do not claim it.

Larger Text (Dynamic Type)

HELBoard uses system text styles and linearizes My Flights, pinned-flight, and arrival rows at accessibility text sizes. Flight times, codes, destinations, statuses, check-in desks, gates, and baggage claims remain visible without being clipped or hidden.

Long-press copy actions remain available for flight information, including at large text sizes. The layouts may be less compact and require more scrolling, but the information remains readable.

Dark Interface

Light and Dark appearances follow the system setting throughout the app. We checked both, so we claim this label.

Sufficient Contrast

Body text, sheet Close buttons, and airport city names use primary label color. Secondary stays for supporting chrome such as IATA codes. Status pills keep Finavia FIDS colors. We checked with Increase Contrast in light and dark, so we claim this label.

Differentiate Without Color Alone

Pin status uses a colored dot in addition to text and icons. We have not verified grayscale only use end to end, so we do not claim this label yet.

Reduced Motion

System navigation follows Reduce Motion. We checked Reduce Motion on iPhone for board, sheets, and Info, so we claim this label.

Tips

System navigation follows Reduce Motion. We checked Reduce Motion on iPhone for board, sheets, and Info, so we claim this label.

• Board. Swipe down on the list (or use the Refresh VoiceOver action) to reload. Jump to now returns to flights around the current time when earlier rows are shown.
• Flight details. Swipe down on the sheet to dismiss, or use Close. Pin and alerts are on the trailing toolbar.
• Pinned. Toolbar pin icon opens the pinned list. Swipe a row for alerts. Swipe to delete. Tap a row for flight details.
• Alerts. Notifications can be missed, late, or redundant while the app is open. Confirm times and status with Finavia.

Known limitations (version 1.1)

• Board. Swipe down on the list (or use the Refresh VoiceOver action) to reload. Jump to now returns to flights around the current time when earlier rows are shown.
• Pinned sheet open order. The pinned flights sheet uses a resizable bottom sheet with a visible drag indicator (grabber). VoiceOver may announce the grabber before Pinned or the list. Swipe right to reach the pinned flights.
• Larger Text on flight lists. Rows linearize at accessibility sizes and may require more scrolling. The presentation is less compact at the largest sizes, but flight information remains readable and visible.
• Differentiate Without Color Alone. The pin status dot is color only. Status text and icons carry meaning elsewhere, but this label is not claimed yet.
• Voice Control is not claimed. A dedicated pass has not been done.
• Live Activity / Apple Watch. Not covered by the iPhone nutrition labels on this page.
• Alerts while the app is open. Follow notifications may still arrive after the board already shows the change. They are not a live push feed.

Contact

If something does not work for you, contact me. Real feedback from people who rely on assistive features helps us prioritize fixes.