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) captions on videos (b) colour as the only clue (c) labels on every icon (d) strong colour contrast
- 2.True or false: “captions on videos” makes the app harder to use. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which of these helps everyone use the app? (a) colour as the only clue (b) fast-flashing lights (c) tiny tap areas (d) labels on every icon
- 4.♿ A screen has 5 icon buttons. Only 3 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
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5.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Title: 21 px
Label: 18 px
Menu: 22 px
Hint: 14 px
Caption: 20 px (a) Title (b) Label (c) Menu (d) Hint -
6.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Hint: 24 px
Label: 18 px
Caption: 10 px
Menu: 23 px (a) Label (b) Caption (c) Menu (d) Hint - 7.True or false: “sudden loud sounds” helps everyone use the app. (a) True (b) False
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8.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Hint: 20 px
Label: 14 px
Menu: 17 px (a) Menu (b) Label (c) Hint - 9.♿ A screen has 12 icon buttons. Only 8 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
- 10.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: icons with no labels? (a) helps everyone (b) makes it harder
- 11.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: sudden loud sounds? (a) makes it harder (b) helps everyone
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) icons with no labels (b) labels on every icon (c) fast-flashing lights (d) colour as the only clue
- 13.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: tiny tap areas? (a) helps everyone (b) makes it harder
- 14.♿ What does a screen reader do? (a) makes text tiny (b) takes photos (c) plays music (d) reads the screen aloud
- 15.♿ What should every icon-only button have for screen readers? (a) a bright colour (b) a long animation (c) a sound (d) a text label
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16.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Footer: 28 px
Label: 14 px
Caption: 25 px
Menu: 21 px
Title: 17 px (a) Label (b) Caption (c) Menu (d) Footer -
17.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Title: 27 px
Footer: 14 px
Hint: 28 px
Body text: 20 px (a) Hint (b) Title (c) Body text (d) Footer - 18.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: text that can grow? (a) makes it harder (b) helps everyone
- 19.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: captions on videos? (a) helps everyone (b) makes it harder
- 20.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: labels on every icon? (a) makes it harder (b) helps everyone
- 21.True or false: “fast-flashing lights” helps everyone use the app. (a) False (b) True
- 22.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: colour as the only clue? (a) makes it harder (b) helps everyone
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny tap areas (b) big touch targets (c) icons with no labels (d) fast-flashing lights
- 24.♿ A screen has 5 icon buttons. Only 2 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
- 25.♿ Why add captions to videos? (a) so anyone can follow (b) to hide the sound (c) to slow them down (d) to add colour
- 26.♿ A screen has 8 icon buttons. Only 4 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
- 27.♿ A screen has 12 icon buttons. Only 5 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
- 28.Which of these helps everyone use the app? (a) tiny tap areas (b) strong colour contrast (c) sudden loud sounds (d) fast-flashing lights
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29.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Hint: 20 px
Title: 22 px
Footer: 18 px -
30.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Caption: 24 px
Hint: 22 px
Menu: 19 px
Title: 17 px -
31.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Menu: 25 px
Title: 9 px
Hint: 21 px (a) Hint (b) Title (c) Menu - 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on every icon (b) captions on videos (c) text that can grow (d) fast-flashing lights
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny tap areas (b) sudden loud sounds (c) colour as the only clue (d) strong colour contrast
- 34.True or false: “colour as the only clue” makes the app harder to use. (a) True (b) False
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35.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
Caption: 19 px
Menu: 13 px
Title: 27 px (a) Title (b) Menu (c) Caption - 36.♿ Does this help everyone, or make the app harder to use: fast-flashing lights? (a) helps everyone (b) makes it harder
- 37.True or false: “labels on every icon” makes the app harder to use. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: “colour as the only clue” helps everyone use the app. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny tap areas (b) icons with no labels (c) captions on videos (d) sudden loud sounds
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40.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
Footer: 20 px
Title: 16 px
Menu: 21 px
Label: 14 px
Answer key
- colour as the only clue
- False
- labels on every icon
- 2
- Hint
- Caption
- False
- Label
- 4
- makes it harder
- makes it harder
- labels on every icon
- makes it harder
- reads the screen aloud
- a text label
- Label
- Footer
- helps everyone
- helps everyone
- helps everyone
- False
- makes it harder
- big touch targets
- 3
- so anyone can follow
- 4
- 7
- strong colour contrast
- 0
- 0
- Title
- fast-flashing lights
- strong colour contrast
- True
- Menu
- makes it harder
- False
- False
- captions on videos
- 1
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