App Dev Worksheet: Accessibility
Developer's tip (Design for everyone): Our rule: text is at least 16 px; every icon has a text label for screen readers. Add captions to videos; never use colour as the only clue. Big touch targets and strong contrast help everyone.
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- 1.True or false: “labels on every icon” makes the app harder to use. (a) True (b) False
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2.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Body text: 23 px
Footer: 22 px
Menu: 17 px
Caption: 12 px - 3.Which of these makes the app harder to use? (a) big touch targets (b) captions on videos (c) text that can grow (d) fast-flashing lights
- 4.♿ Showing right or wrong only in red and green is a problem for ___. (a) fast typists (b) colour-blind users (c) the battery (d) the server
- 5.True or false: “fast-flashing lights” helps everyone use the app. (a) True (b) False
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6.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Footer: 27 px
Body text: 20 px
Label: 27 px
Title: 20 px
Caption: 10 px (a) Label (b) Footer (c) Caption (d) Body text - 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) text that can grow (b) captions on videos (c) strong colour contrast (d) icons with no labels
- 8.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: strong colour contrast? (a) helps everyone (b) makes it harder
- 9.♿ A screen has 10 icon buttons. Only 3 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
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10.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Body text: 15 px
Menu: 24 px
Caption: 12 px -
11.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Footer: 12 px
Menu: 27 px
Label: 26 px
Hint: 23 px
Caption: 17 px (a) Footer (b) Label (c) Hint (d) Menu - 12.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: captions on videos? (a) makes it harder (b) helps everyone
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) icons with no labels (b) tiny tap areas (c) labels on every icon (d) colour as the only clue
- 14.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: text that can grow? (a) helps everyone (b) makes it harder
- 15.True or false: “labels on every icon” helps everyone use the app. (a) False (b) True
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16.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Caption: 13 px
Menu: 16 px
Hint: 12 px
Body text: 11 px - 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big touch targets (b) labels on every icon (c) captions on videos (d) colour as the only clue
- 18.♿ A screen has 8 icon buttons. Only 1 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
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19.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Hint: 24 px
Title: 17 px
Footer: 12 px
Menu: 12 px -
20.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Label: 24 px
Footer: 21 px
Caption: 13 px
Title: 17 px (a) Title (b) Caption (c) Label (d) Footer - 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big touch targets (b) sudden loud sounds (c) captions on videos (d) text that can grow
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22.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Body text: 25 px
Title: 11 px
Footer: 16 px
Label: 20 px (a) Footer (b) Label (c) Body text (d) Title - 23.♿ What does a screen reader do? (a) plays music (b) makes text tiny (c) takes photos (d) reads the screen aloud
- 24.♿ A screen has 12 icon buttons. Only 5 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
- 25.♿ A screen has 8 icon buttons. Only 4 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
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26.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Caption: 23 px
Title: 12 px
Body text: 19 px -
27.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Title: 23 px
Body text: 16 px
Hint: 10 px
Footer: 22 px (a) Body text (b) Hint (c) Title (d) Footer - 28.♿ Why add captions to videos? (a) to add colour (b) so anyone can follow (c) to slow them down (d) to hide the sound
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) text that can grow (b) tiny tap areas (c) captions on videos (d) strong colour contrast
- 30.♿ A screen has 7 icon buttons. Only 1 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big touch targets (b) fast-flashing lights (c) icons with no labels (d) colour as the only clue
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colour as the only clue (b) captions on videos (c) fast-flashing lights (d) icons with no labels
- 33.True or false: “icons with no labels” makes the app harder to use. (a) True (b) False
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34.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Menu: 16 px
Body text: 26 px
Title: 13 px
Caption: 19 px (a) Menu (b) Title (c) Body text (d) Caption -
35.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Title: 15 px
Footer: 16 px
Label: 10 px
Menu: 13 px - 36.True or false: “tiny tap areas” helps everyone use the app. (a) True (b) False
- 37.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: colour as the only clue? (a) helps everyone (b) makes it harder
- 38.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: fast-flashing lights? (a) helps everyone (b) makes it harder
- 39.True or false: “big touch targets” helps everyone use the app. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these makes the app harder to use? (a) captions on videos (b) labels on every icon (c) strong colour contrast (d) tiny tap areas
Answer key
- False
- 1
- fast-flashing lights
- colour-blind users
- False
- Caption
- icons with no labels
- helps everyone
- 7
- 2
- Footer
- helps everyone
- labels on every icon
- helps everyone
- True
- 3
- colour as the only clue
- 7
- 2
- Caption
- sudden loud sounds
- Title
- reads the screen aloud
- 7
- 4
- 1
- Hint
- so anyone can follow
- tiny tap areas
- 6
- big touch targets
- captions on videos
- True
- Title
- 3
- False
- makes it harder
- makes it harder
- True
- tiny tap areas
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