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