IAAP CPACC Certification: Accessibility and Universal Design

IAAP CPACC Certification: Accessibility and Universal Design What is the biggest and most important benefit of accessibility? - It improves people's lives, and makes life easier for people with disabilities What are the benefits of accessibility for businesses? (6) - 1. Improves public perception 2. Increases compatibility for web-enabled devices 3. Improves Search Engine Optimization 4. Increases your customer base 5. Increases your eligibility for funding 6. Helps you avoid lawsuits What are the benefits of accessibility for people without disabilities? (3) - 1. Accessible designs improve access for all 2. There is less burden on family members and helpers 3. There is an opportunity to befriend more people with disabilities What are the main web accessibility principles? (4) - 1. Perceivable 2. Operable 3. Understandable 4. Robust What is the definition of the perceivable web accessibility principle? - The ability to perceive web content through at least one of your biological senses, with the focus being on sight, sound, and touch How does someone perceive web content via sight? - They look at it and the brain translates the visual stimulus into meaningful information; works well for those with good vision but not so well for those who do not How does someone perceive web content via sound? - Screen reader software can convert digital text into synthesized speech; it is a fundamentally different experience to access the web in this way, but not necessarily bad How does someone perceive web content via touch? - Screen readers can convert digital text, including audio transcripts, into Braille What can you use to make dynamic interactions accessible using digital text? - Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) Why is the perceivable web accessibility principle important? - People can't access content unless they know it's there and making sure users know what's on the web page means you know they are able to access it What is the definition of the operable web accessibility principle? - Making the input methods of web content functionality available to a wide range of input devices, including: mouse or touch pad, keyboard, touchscreen, voice recognition software, and other specialized input devices What is the goal of the operable web accessibility principle? - To allow all features to work, no matter what input device a person is using What are the components of the operable web accessibility principle? (4) - 1. Navigating *into* web components 2. Using features *within* them 3. Navigating *through* them 4. Navigating *out* of them With Flash objects, what is the keyboard trap? - Users are able to navigate into, within, and through a Flash object using a keyboard, but are unable to navigate out of them How can you script for device independence? (3) - 1. Use device-independent event handlers, such as onfocus, onblur and onselect, rather than device-specific event handlers such as onmouseover, onmouseout and ondblclick 2. If you need to use a device-specific event handler, include a redundant keyboard-specific event handler as well 3. Test the content in multiple ways and on touch screens When you create dynamic interactions, pay close attention to the location of the ____________ _____. - Programmatic focus When are session timeouts allowable? - When the user is given sufficient warning and is able to navigate into, within, through and out of the notification You can accomplish near-universal operability of your web content by making it _________ __________. - Keyboard accessible (but don't ignore mouse users) What is the definition of the understandable web accessibility principle? - Making content and interfaces people can comprehend How would you go about making content and interfaces understandable? (4) - 1. Specify the language of the document and of specific phrases, if the language is different 2. Simplify the reading or vocabulary level 3. Avoid terminology or unfamiliar or complex concepts 4. Provide supplemental formats to increase understanding Web sites with multiple pages or views should maintain a __________ ____ and ____ across the pages or views. - Consistent look, feel True or False: generally, it is a good idea to design a completely new and different way of interacting with web components. - False How can you provide assistance with error prevention and correction? (2) - 1. Provide instructions, hints, and contextual help when asking for user input and if the field has any special constraints 2. Provide feedback with confirmation and error messages, available to both sighted and non-sighted users What is the definition of the robust web accessibility principle? - Ensuring compatibility with a broad range of user agents, including assistive technologies What is one of the best ways to increase the likelihood of robust markup and code across user agents