GAAD Quiz

It's the design of products, devices, services or environments for people with disabilities. What is it

• Accessibility

• Disability Enhancer

• Disability Efficiency

• Assistive Technology

A screen reader is software often used by individuals who are blind or have low vision to access a computer, tablet or smartphone. Which one of the following is NOT a screen reader?

• Voiceover

• Siri

• VoiceView

• TalkBack

• NVDA

Answer explanation

Siri. VoiceOver is the built-in screen reader for iOS and Mac OS X. VoiceView is built into Amazon products. andTalkBack is included with Android. NVDA is a popular screen reader for Windows

Which technology company recently created a specially designed video game adaptive controller for people with disabilities?

• Play Station

• Xbox

• Nintendo

• Steam Deck

Teach Access is an organization that brings together industry, academia and advocacy groups to ensure students of technology learn accessible design principles. What two companies founded Teach Access?

• Yahoo and Facebook

• AOL and Google

• Microsoft and Be My Eyes

• Amazon and Apple

Answer explanation

Yahoo (now Verizon Media) and Facebook co-founded Teach Access in 2016.

This invention was designed to make public streets more accessible to wheelchair users and was first installed as early as the 1930s in the UK, and in the 1940s in the US. What is the name of this invention?

• Curb

• Kerb

• Pram Ramp

• All of the above

Answer explanation

A curb cut (U.S.), curb ramp, dropped kerb (UK), pram ramp, or kerb ramp (Australia) is a solid (usually concrete) ramp graded down from the top surface of a sidewalk to the surface of an adjoining street. Curb cuts were originally introduced to benefit mobility impaired people in wheelchairs, but they're used by nearly everyone. The “curb cut “effect inspired the field of Universal Design, which now used to design buildings and objects to be as usable for people with disabilities as for everyone, regardless of age or ability.

Tenji blocks are used in public spaces on sidewalks and train platforms to help guide individuals with visual impairments. They feature raised dots or bars, similar to Lego building blocks and alert people of what is ahead. Where were Tenji Blocks invented?

• US and Canada in 1990

• Okayama City 1967

• Both

• None of the above

Answer explanation

Tenji blocks were invented in Japan by Seiichi Miyake and first introduced in Okayama City in 1967. They were introduced in the U.S. and Canada in the 1990s. 

Which American sports tradition was invented to address players who were deaf and hard of hearing?

• The American Football huddle

• Referee hand signals

• The scoreboard

• Player numbers

Answer explanation

In the 1890s an American Football quarterback named Paul Hubbard created the “huddle” while playing for Gallaudet University, a school for the deaf and hard of hearing. The huddle was used to prevent opposing teams from seeing the sign language being used to communicate the next play to their teammates. It was such a great idea, and so useful, that every professional and amateur football team still uses the huddle to this day. Another example of “universal design!”

What types of assistive technologies are most helpful for people who have dyslexia?

• Text to speech

• Audio Books

• Dragon Dictation Softwar

• All of the above

What assistive technology makes TV and video accessible for people who are blind or have low vision?

• Audio Description

• Video Description

• Descriptive Narration

• All of the above

Answer explanation

Audio description. Audio Description (sometimes known as Video Description or Descriptive Narration) narration spoken during silent portions of a video that provide additional context and information about what’s taking place on screen.

Which of these is an assistive technology for communication impairment?

• Electronic Speech Synthesizer

• Braille printer

• Talking textbooks

• Screen Reader