DQ – Mod 1 – Accessibility Fundamentals – Disabilities, Guidelines, and Laws

Created on December 22, 2022

DQ - Mod 1 - Accessibility Fundamentals - Disabilities, Guidelines, and Laws

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Which European mandate is similar to Section 508 in the United States?

The European Standard for Disability Equality

EU ADA - European Union Access to Disabilities Act

EN Section 508

EN 301 549: Accessibility requirements suitable for public procurement of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) products and services in Europe

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True or False: Color-coded text is accessible by default to screen reader users, because screen readers always automatically announce changes in color.

True

False

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Designing web sites to benefit people with disabilities:

Is extremely difficult to learn how to do, and should be left only to experienced professionals

Helps only a small minority of people

Also benefits other users of all kinds

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The Americans with Disabilities Act is an example of which type of accessibility law?

Constitutional law

Administrative law

Industry-specific law

Civil rights law

Procurement law

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What are the rules or checklist of items upon which the guidelines of WCAG 2.0 are based?

Sufficient Techniques

Level AAA

Success Criteria

Advisory Techniques

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EN 301 549 is an example of which type of accessibility law?

Constitutional law

Administrative law

Procurement law

Industry-specific law

Civil rights law

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Accessibility is best approached as:

A legal hassle

A one-time project with a defined end date

An ongoing program that requires constant commitment

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Who is directly affected by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)?

Anyone who uses the Internet

U.S. citizens visiting the Province of Ontario

All citizens of Canada

Every person and organization in the Province of Ontario who provides goods, services, facilities, or employment

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When is the best time to start working to make a design accessible?

A little bit at a time throughout the project

At the end of a project

In the early stages of planning

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For someone with low vision, all of the following are ways to make text more readable except:

Change text and background colors for better contrast

Use synchronized video captions

Use a screen reader

Zoom or magnify text on the screen

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Which is NOT an example of assistive technology that helps with using the Internet?

Mouth stick

Wheelchair

Screen readers

Refreshable braille devices

Screen magnifiers

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The most important consideration for designing web content for someone with motor disabilities is the inability to use:

The mouth

The eyes

The hands

The legs

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Who is directly affected by the laws of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act in addition to the U.S. federal government?

Everyone seeking to make technologies accessible to people with disabilities

Anyone who uses the Internet

All U.S. citizens

All organizations that do business with the federal government

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Under most circumstances, the WCAG level most commonly set as the minimum goal is:

Level AA

Level A

Level AAA

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ARIA was invented to increase screen reader accessibility, especially for interactive scripts.

True

False

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