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