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