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