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Max Polevy

Worked on the facebook/react-native repository to enhance accessibility compliance for iOS applications. Focused on improving how nested views handle accessibility labels, specifically ensuring that the accessibilityElementsHidden property is respected during recursive aggregation. This technical change, implemented using Objective-C and React Native, prevents hidden child views from being included in VoiceOver labels, aligning the framework’s behavior with documentation and developer expectations. The fix was delivered through a complete workflow from code modification to pull request and changelog update, demonstrating proficiency in accessibility implementation and iOS development. The work addressed a critical bug, improving end-user experience for accessible React Native apps.

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Repository Contributions

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Bugs
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Commits
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Features
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Lines of code
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Activity Months1

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Work History

January 2026

1 Commits

Jan 1, 2026

January 2026 focused on strengthening accessibility for nested views in React Native. Delivered a critical fix to respect accessibilityElementsHidden during recursive aggregation of accessibility labels on iOS, ensuring hidden descendants are not included in VoiceOver labels. This aligns behavior with documentation and improves accessibility compliance for apps using nested accessible views. The change was implemented in commit b60f533accc589ddff7fde8fbdaa65606b2cad85 and merged via PR 55134, with a differential revision D90420237 and review by joevilches. The work enhances end-user accessibility for RN apps, reduces potential VoiceOver confusion, and is reflected in the iOS changelog as a fixed accessibilityElementsHidden behavior during label aggregation.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness100.0%
Maintainability100.0%
Architecture100.0%
Performance100.0%
AI Usage20.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

Objective-C

Technical Skills

Accessibility ImplementationReact NativeiOS Development

Repositories Contributed To

1 repo

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facebook/react-native

Jan 2026 Jan 2026
1 Month active

Languages Used

Objective-C

Technical Skills

Accessibility ImplementationReact NativeiOS Development