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