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 11 icon buttons. Only 9 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
- 2.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: labels on every icon? (a) helps everyone (b) makes it harder
- 3.♿ A screen has 12 icon buttons. Only 3 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
- 4.♿ What does a screen reader do? (a) makes text tiny (b) takes photos (c) plays music (d) reads the screen aloud
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5.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Body text: 12 px
Caption: 28 px
Hint: 16 px (a) Caption (b) Body text (c) Hint - 6.♿ A screen has 6 icon buttons. Only 4 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
- 7.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: sudden loud sounds? (a) makes it harder (b) helps everyone
- 8.♿ What should every icon-only button have for screen readers? (a) a text label (b) a sound (c) a bright colour (d) a long animation
- 9.♿ A screen has 7 icon buttons. Only 2 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
- 10.True or false: “icons with no labels” helps everyone use the app. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: “text that can grow” makes the app harder to use. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “labels on every icon” helps everyone use the app. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these makes the app harder to use? (a) icons with no labels (b) big touch targets (c) captions on videos (d) strong colour contrast
- 14.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: tiny tap areas? (a) helps everyone (b) makes it harder
- 15.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: colour as the only clue? (a) makes it harder (b) helps everyone
- 16.♿ Why add captions to videos? (a) to hide the sound (b) to slow them down (c) to add colour (d) so anyone can follow
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17.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Label: 10 px
Menu: 23 px
Footer: 19 px
Body text: 20 px (a) Menu (b) Body text (c) Label (d) Footer - 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on every icon (b) captions on videos (c) strong colour contrast (d) sudden loud sounds
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19.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Label: 10 px
Title: 10 px
Menu: 10 px
Body text: 17 px - 20.True or false: “labels on every icon” makes the app harder to use. (a) True (b) False
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21.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Body text: 18 px
Menu: 14 px
Label: 20 px
Hint: 18 px - 22.True or false: “colour as the only clue” helps everyone use the app. (a) False (b) True
- 23.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: big touch targets? (a) makes it harder (b) helps everyone
- 24.True or false: “icons with no labels” makes the app harder to use. (a) True (b) False
- 25.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: fast-flashing lights? (a) helps everyone (b) makes it harder
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast-flashing lights (b) icons with no labels (c) text that can grow (d) tiny tap areas
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast-flashing lights (b) colour as the only clue (c) labels on every icon (d) sudden loud sounds
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28.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Title: 19 px
Footer: 16 px
Menu: 23 px
Label: 14 px -
29.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Caption: 28 px
Menu: 9 px
Footer: 23 px (a) Caption (b) Footer (c) Menu - 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big touch targets (b) strong colour contrast (c) text that can grow (d) fast-flashing lights
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on videos (b) tiny tap areas (c) labels on every icon (d) big touch targets
- 32.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: icons with no labels? (a) helps everyone (b) makes it harder
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33.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Caption: 25 px
Body text: 24 px
Menu: 24 px
Title: 11 px (a) Caption (b) Menu (c) Title (d) Body text -
34.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Body text: 10 px
Hint: 13 px
Footer: 16 px
Label: 14 px -
35.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Menu: 25 px
Body text: 22 px
Caption: 20 px
Label: 13 px (a) Caption (b) Body text (c) Menu (d) Label -
36.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Hint: 12 px
Title: 23 px
Footer: 12 px
Body text: 11 px -
37.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Menu: 16 px
Caption: 13 px
Title: 27 px (a) Caption (b) Menu (c) Title - 38.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: strong colour contrast? (a) makes it harder (b) helps everyone
- 39.Which of these makes the app harder to use? (a) labels on every icon (b) strong colour contrast (c) text that can grow (d) fast-flashing lights
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40.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Label: 10 px
Title: 21 px
Footer: 18 px
Caption: 28 px (a) Label (b) Caption (c) Footer (d) Title
Answer key
- 2
- helps everyone
- 9
- reads the screen aloud
- Body text
- 2
- makes it harder
- a text label
- 5
- False
- False
- True
- icons with no labels
- makes it harder
- makes it harder
- so anyone can follow
- Label
- sudden loud sounds
- 3
- False
- 1
- False
- helps everyone
- True
- makes it harder
- text that can grow
- labels on every icon
- 1
- Menu
- fast-flashing lights
- tiny tap areas
- makes it harder
- Title
- 3
- Label
- 3
- Caption
- helps everyone
- fast-flashing lights
- Label
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