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