The Rookie Accessibility Quiz

When I read the word "accessibility", I think of...

Which of these are examples of accessibility features? There are more than one correct answers

• Alt-text

• Descriptive links

• Complex language

• Audio description

Built-in headings and other structural elements have no impact on accessibility.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Built-in headings are those that you can add automatically in Word. They function as an outline or table of contents that will help screen reader users understand the structure of the document and quickly find information.

How can we make presentations more accessible? There are more than one correct answers.

• Providing copies of slides and notes to attendees

• Using simple language

• Including closed captions for video content

• Using lots of PowerPoint animations

Assistive technologies only provide benefits to people with disabilities.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Have you ever used closed captions or subtitles?

Have you ever used the "read" feature on a website, or an audio book?

Have you ever used an audio guide in a tourist attraction?

Have you ever used voice search in your phone, or an Alexa-type device?

Have you ever used smart text or predictive text when typing on your phone?

Did you know that all those times you were using assistive technologies? :O :O

What is alt-text?

• "Alternative text", used to describe the content of images

• "Altitude text", used for writing in high altitude conditions (mountains, planes)

• "Alternate text", used to provide alternative text designs

Answer explanation

What is accessibility? There are more than one correct answers.

• Having a disability

• Holding open doors for people who need help

• Making content equitably available to all users

• Making spaces and participation in society equitably available to all users

Why should we care about making content accessible? There are more than one correct answers.

• It's the law

• It's a box-ticking exercise

• Everyone has a right to equal access to information and participation

• It's part of being a good digital citizen

• It's a way of getting government subsidies

Designing with everyone in mind, and ensuring digital content can be easily accessed and understood is known as:

• Disability design

• Easy design

• Universal design

• Global design

Answer explanation

"Universal Design (UD) is the design and composition of an environment so that it can be accessed, understood and used to the greatest extent possible by all people regardless of their age, size, ability or disability. An environment (or any building, product, or service in that environment) should be designed to meet the needs of all people who wish to use it. This is not a special requirement, for the benefit of only a minority of the population. It is a fundamental condition of good design."

https://universaldesign.ie/about-universal-design

Do you ever think about how easy or difficult it is FOR YOU to access information, or to access and move around a physical space?

• Yes, all the time

• Occasionally, due to special circumstances

• What?

• No, why?

• Not really, no... OH, WAIT..................... I GET IT NOW :(