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