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