Guidelines

Question 1

What does WCAG stand for?

Answer 1

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Question 2

Who published the WCAG?

Answer 2

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

Question 3

Are the WCAG guidelines technology-agnostic?

Answer 3

Yes

They were written to be applicable across all current and future web technologies: HTML, PDF, Java, Flash, Silverlight, video players, ect.

Question 4

Each WCAG success criterion has a designated level, what are those levels?

Answer 4

Level A
Level AA
or Level AAA

Question 5

What does Level A mean in WCAG success criterion?

Answer 5

Level A is the lowest level of conformance (the minimum)

Question 6

What does Level AAA mean in WCAG success criterion?

Answer 6

Level AAA refers to the highest level of conformance (the maximum)

Question 7

Why do most organizations set to achieve Level AA as an accessibility target?

Answer 7

Most accessibility professionals tend to consider level AA to be a reasonable expectation that balances accessibility with the effort required to implement the guidelines. Or possibly legal requirement.

Question 8

What are the four main principals identified in the WCAG?

Answer 8

Perceivable, Operable, Understandable and Robust (POUR)

Question 9

What does Perceivable mean in terms of the WCAG?

Answer 9

Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive.

[Ensure content is accessible to people who are blind and/or deaf.]

Question 10

What does Operable mean in terms of the WCAG?

Answer 10

User interface components and navigation must be operable.

[Make sure all features are accessible by keyboard; not just by mouse.]

Question 11

What does Understandable mean in terms of the WCAG?

Answer 11

Information and the operation of user interface must be understandable.

Question 12

What does Robust mean in terms of the WCAG?

Answer 12

Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies.

Question 13

How many guidelines are under the four main principals (POUR) in the WCAG?

Answer 13

13 guidelines

Question 14

What are the four guidelines in the WCAG under “Perceivable”?

Answer 14

1.1 Provide text alternatives for any non-text content so that it can be changed into other forms people need, such as large print, braille, speech, symbols or simpler language.

1.2 Provide alternatives for time-based media.

1.3 Create content that can be presented in different ways (for example simpler layout) without losing information or structure.

1.4 Make it easier for users to see and hear content including separating foreground from background.

Question 15

What are the five guidelines in the WCAG under “Operable”?

Answer 15

2.1 Make all functionality available from a keyboard.

2.2 Provide users enough time to read and use content.

2.3 Do not design content in a way that is known to cause seizures.

2.4 Provide ways to help users navigate, find content, and determine where they are.

2.5 Make it easier for users to operate functionality through various inputs beyond keyboard.

Question 16

What are the three guidelines in the WCAG under “Understandable”?

Answer 16

3.1 Make text content readable and understandable.

3.2 Make Web pages appear and operate in predictable ways.

3.3 Help users avoid and correct mistakes.

Question 17

What are the guideline in the WCAG under “Robust”?

Answer 17

4.1 Maximize compatibility with current and future user agents, including assistive technologies.

Question 18

Under each WCAG guidelines there are ____?

Answer 18

Success Criterion

Question 19

What doe ATAG stand for?

Answer 19

Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines

Question 20

Who publishes the ATAG?

Answer 20

the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

Question 21

What is the ATAG’s goal?

Answer 21

To ensure that web authoring tools are usable by people with disabilities

Question 22

What are the ATAG’s four guidelines to ensure authoring tools have an accessible interface?

Answer 22

1. Authoring tool user interfaces follow applicable accessibility guidelines
2. Editing-views are perceivable
3. Editing-views are operable
4. Editing-views are understandable

Question 23

What are the ATAG’s four guidelines to support the production of accessible content?

Answer 23

1. Fully automatic processes produce accessible content
2. Authors are supported in producing accessible content
3. Authors are supported in improving the accessibility of existing content
4. Authoring tools promote and integrate their accessibility features

Question 24

What is ARIA?

Answer 24

They allow screen reader users to know what’s happening visually on the screen by providing a framework. Allowing users to identify features for user interaction, how they relate to each other, and their current state.

Question 25

What users require AIRA?

Answer 25

screen reader users primarily but it also impacts speech recognition users and some keyboard-only users.

Question 26

What does WAI-ARIA stand for?

Answer 26

Web Accessibility Initiative – Accessible Rich Internet Applications

Question 27

What are some things ARIA can help screen readers identify?

Answer 27

Link opens a pop up window

if an object is collapsed or expanded

if something has been updated on the page (via live regions)