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