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.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: labels on every icon? (a) helps everyone (b) makes it harder
- 2.Which of these helps everyone use the app? (a) colour as the only clue (b) tiny tap areas (c) text that can grow (d) fast-flashing lights
- 3.♿ What does a screen reader do? (a) makes text tiny (b) plays music (c) takes photos (d) reads the screen aloud
- 4.True or false: “sudden loud sounds” makes the app harder to use. (a) True (b) False
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5.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Menu: 20 px
Body text: 13 px
Label: 16 px - 6.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: sudden loud sounds? (a) makes it harder (b) helps everyone
- 7.Which of these helps everyone use the app? (a) fast-flashing lights (b) strong colour contrast (c) tiny tap areas (d) colour as the only clue
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8.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Footer: 23 px
Body text: 26 px
Label: 26 px
Caption: 12 px
Title: 28 px (a) Body text (b) Footer (c) Label (d) Caption - 9.Which of these makes the app harder to use? (a) labels on every icon (b) colour as the only clue (c) strong colour contrast (d) captions on videos
- 10.True or false: “sudden loud sounds” helps everyone use the app. (a) False (b) True
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11.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Body text: 24 px
Hint: 23 px
Label: 20 px - 12.True or false: “labels on every icon” helps everyone use the app. (a) True (b) False
- 13.♿ Accessibility means an app works for ___. (a) everyone (b) nobody (c) only experts (d) only the coder
- 14.♿ A screen has 9 icon buttons. Only 2 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
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15.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Caption: 22 px
Footer: 25 px
Label: 11 px
Menu: 18 px (a) Caption (b) Menu (c) Label (d) Footer - 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on videos (b) big touch targets (c) text that can grow (d) colour as the only clue
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17.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Caption: 11 px
Footer: 25 px
Label: 19 px
Body text: 22 px (a) Label (b) Body text (c) Caption (d) Footer - 18.♿ Showing right or wrong only in red and green is a problem for ___. (a) the server (b) fast typists (c) colour-blind users (d) the battery
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sudden loud sounds (b) labels on every icon (c) icons with no labels (d) tiny tap areas
- 20.True or false: “text that can grow” makes the app harder to use. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sudden loud sounds (b) strong colour contrast (c) colour as the only clue (d) icons with no labels
- 22.♿ A screen has 10 icon buttons. Only 1 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
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23.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Title: 9 px
Body text: 17 px
Caption: 22 px (a) Body text (b) Caption (c) Title -
24.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Label: 23 px
Hint: 19 px
Title: 12 px
Caption: 11 px - 25.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: captions on videos? (a) makes it harder (b) helps everyone
- 26.Which of these makes the app harder to use? (a) text that can grow (b) labels on every icon (c) strong colour contrast (d) fast-flashing lights
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27.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Hint: 18 px
Title: 17 px
Body text: 13 px (a) Title (b) Body text (c) Hint -
28.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Label: 23 px
Hint: 17 px
Body text: 14 px
Title: 19 px (a) Body text (b) Title (c) Hint (d) Label -
29.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Title: 22 px
Hint: 22 px
Menu: 10 px
Body text: 22 px - 30.♿ Why add captions to videos? (a) to slow them down (b) to hide the sound (c) to add colour (d) so anyone can follow
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31.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Body text: 24 px
Footer: 22 px
Title: 20 px
Label: 19 px - 32.♿ A screen has 10 icon buttons. Only 3 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
- 33.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: icons with no labels? (a) makes it harder (b) helps everyone
- 34.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: big touch targets? (a) makes it harder (b) helps everyone
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35.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Label: 12 px
Caption: 19 px
Hint: 26 px
Menu: 23 px (a) Menu (b) Caption (c) Label (d) Hint - 36.♿ What should every icon-only button have for screen readers? (a) a sound (b) a bright colour (c) a text label (d) a long animation
- 37.Which of these helps everyone use the app? (a) sudden loud sounds (b) fast-flashing lights (c) tiny tap areas (d) big touch targets
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38.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Label: 10 px
Title: 17 px
Body text: 22 px
Caption: 16 px (a) Label (b) Title (c) Body text (d) Caption -
39.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Caption: 24 px
Title: 13 px
Hint: 25 px
Menu: 24 px
Label: 23 px (a) Caption (b) Menu (c) Hint (d) Title - 40.True or false: “fast-flashing lights” helps everyone use the app. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- helps everyone
- text that can grow
- reads the screen aloud
- True
- 1
- makes it harder
- strong colour contrast
- Caption
- colour as the only clue
- False
- 0
- True
- everyone
- 7
- Label
- colour as the only clue
- Caption
- colour-blind users
- labels on every icon
- False
- strong colour contrast
- 9
- Title
- 2
- helps everyone
- fast-flashing lights
- Body text
- Body text
- 1
- so anyone can follow
- 0
- 7
- makes it harder
- helps everyone
- Label
- a text label
- big touch targets
- Label
- Title
- False
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