Myths and Misconceptions About Accessibility Flashcards

1
Q

True of False? Accessibility benefits only a small minority of people?

A

False.

Accessibility benefits a wide variety of people

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True or False? Accessible web sites are easier for search?

A

True.

Accessible sites make indexing and cataloging easier, making search easier for everyone.

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3
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What percentage of the population have a disability at any given time?

A < 5% 
B 10%
C 15 %
D 20% 
E 25+%
A

D 20%

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True or False Accessibility is a short-term project that can be addressed once and be done.

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False.

Accessibility is an ongoing design requirement,

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How can accessibility be embedded in the process of designing products and services?

A
Business requirements
Design requirements
QA requirements and test cases
Training new employees
Ongoing training 
Software to detect accessibility issues
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True or False? Accessibility should be addressed at the start of a design?

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True.

Designing for accessibility is easier than retrofitting accessibility.

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True or False: Accessibility is difficult and costly

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False

Accessibility costs are reasonable compared to the alternative of retrofitting, legal costs, and work arounds.

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True or False: There is no such thing as aesthetically pleasurably accessibility.

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False.

Accessible sites and services can be aesthetically pleasing or not, same as non accessible products.

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True or False: Most accessibility features are invisible

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True.
Alt tex, labels, headings, table headers are all invisible to people without disabilities

While some things like color contrast and language are immediately evident, they don’t have to be distracting.

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