CPACC STUDY CARDS, LATEST GUIDE TO A+: QUESTIONS
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Explain the statistical relationship between unemployment and disabilities.
Workplace discrimination is linked to unemployment.
In a minority of cases, the disability itself and/or related health issues severely limit the
individual's ability to work, or prevent it entirely. In most cases, though, people with
disabilities are willing and able to perform in the job market when given the chance.
Explain the statistical relationship between poverty and disabilities.
Disabilities can be expensive, and many whose lives would be significantly improved by
assistive technologies or services can not afford them. So therefore they can not work
or do daily tasks. They become the poorest of the poor
Why is disability linked to lower education levels?
People with disabilities tend to be less educated that the general population. Either due
to institutions are not equipped to handle students with disabilities, or the disabilities
affects the person's ability to learn and retain information.
Lack of education leads to difficulty getting jobs and leads to poverty.
What are examples of good and bad disability etiquette when talking about a
person who is disabled?
1. Good: Use "person first" language when talking about them.
Good Example: People with disabilities....
Bad Example: The disabled...., The handicapped...
What are examples of good and bad disability etiquette when talking to a person
who is disabled?
Address the person directly when talking to them
Good Example: Sit down in a chair and make eye contact with a person in a wheelchair.
,Bad Example: Talking to their aid or interpreter directly and not acknowledging their
existence.
What are examples of good and bad disability etiquette when helping a person
who is disabled?
Don't assume people with disabilities need help.
Good Example: Asking first before providing assistance.
Bad Example: When a blind person drops something and doesn't know and pretend
nothing happened.
What are examples of good and bad disability etiquette when a person with
disabilities has a service animal?
Good example: Do not touch of play with them when in work mode.
Bad Example: Approaching and touching the service animal without the owner's
permission.
What are examples of good and bad disability etiquette with people who use
assistive devices?
Good: Acknowledge that assistive technologies are part of their personal space.
Bad: Touch, lean on, or pickup a person's assistive device.
What are the four main principles of web accessibility?
1. Perceivable
2. Operable
3. Understandable
4. Robust
Define the principle of perceivable.
Perceivability is about making the output of web content available through multiple
sensory modalities. (ie touch, sight, sound)
Perceivability is to say that users can't access content unless they know it's there.
, What are some solutions or best practices that fall under perceivable?
• Provide text alternatives for non-text content.
• Provide captions and other alternatives for multimedia.
• Create content that can be presented in different ways, including by assistive
technologies, without losing meaning.
• Make it easier for users to see and hear content.
Define the principle of operability.
Operability is about making the input methods of web content functionally available to a
wide range of input devices.
Examples: mouse or touchpad, keyboard, touchscreen, voice recognition software
What are some solutions or best practices that fall under operable?
• Make all functionality available from a keyboard.
• Give users enough time to read and use content.
• Do not use content that causes seizures or physical reactions.
• Help users navigate and find content.
• Make it easier to use inputs other than a keyboard.
Define the principle of understandable.
Make content and interfaces people can comprehend.
Examples: dictate language for devices, write simpler content and break up text with
headings and lists, provide alternative formats for consumption
What are some solutions or best practices that fall under understandable?
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Explain the statistical relationship between unemployment and disabilities.
Workplace discrimination is linked to unemployment.
In a minority of cases, the disability itself and/or related health issues severely limit the
individual's ability to work, or prevent it entirely. In most cases, though, people with
disabilities are willing and able to perform in the job market when given the chance.
Explain the statistical relationship between poverty and disabilities.
Disabilities can be expensive, and many whose lives would be significantly improved by
assistive technologies or services can not afford them. So therefore they can not work
or do daily tasks. They become the poorest of the poor
Why is disability linked to lower education levels?
People with disabilities tend to be less educated that the general population. Either due
to institutions are not equipped to handle students with disabilities, or the disabilities
affects the person's ability to learn and retain information.
Lack of education leads to difficulty getting jobs and leads to poverty.
What are examples of good and bad disability etiquette when talking about a
person who is disabled?
1. Good: Use "person first" language when talking about them.
Good Example: People with disabilities....
Bad Example: The disabled...., The handicapped...
What are examples of good and bad disability etiquette when talking to a person
who is disabled?
Address the person directly when talking to them
Good Example: Sit down in a chair and make eye contact with a person in a wheelchair.
,Bad Example: Talking to their aid or interpreter directly and not acknowledging their
existence.
What are examples of good and bad disability etiquette when helping a person
who is disabled?
Don't assume people with disabilities need help.
Good Example: Asking first before providing assistance.
Bad Example: When a blind person drops something and doesn't know and pretend
nothing happened.
What are examples of good and bad disability etiquette when a person with
disabilities has a service animal?
Good example: Do not touch of play with them when in work mode.
Bad Example: Approaching and touching the service animal without the owner's
permission.
What are examples of good and bad disability etiquette with people who use
assistive devices?
Good: Acknowledge that assistive technologies are part of their personal space.
Bad: Touch, lean on, or pickup a person's assistive device.
What are the four main principles of web accessibility?
1. Perceivable
2. Operable
3. Understandable
4. Robust
Define the principle of perceivable.
Perceivability is about making the output of web content available through multiple
sensory modalities. (ie touch, sight, sound)
Perceivability is to say that users can't access content unless they know it's there.
, What are some solutions or best practices that fall under perceivable?
• Provide text alternatives for non-text content.
• Provide captions and other alternatives for multimedia.
• Create content that can be presented in different ways, including by assistive
technologies, without losing meaning.
• Make it easier for users to see and hear content.
Define the principle of operability.
Operability is about making the input methods of web content functionally available to a
wide range of input devices.
Examples: mouse or touchpad, keyboard, touchscreen, voice recognition software
What are some solutions or best practices that fall under operable?
• Make all functionality available from a keyboard.
• Give users enough time to read and use content.
• Do not use content that causes seizures or physical reactions.
• Help users navigate and find content.
• Make it easier to use inputs other than a keyboard.
Define the principle of understandable.
Make content and interfaces people can comprehend.
Examples: dictate language for devices, write simpler content and break up text with
headings and lists, provide alternative formats for consumption
What are some solutions or best practices that fall under understandable?
