Overall Review Flashcards
Laws and Standards:
Possibly the most prominent document on human rights. The precedent for much accessibility legislation.
UN Declaration of Human Rights
Laws and Standards:
In what country is the ADA in effect?
United States
Laws and Standards:
A piece of legislation that adopts a broad categorization of disability and reaffirms that people with disabilities must enjoy all human rights.
The UN Convention on Persons with Disabilities
Laws and Standards:
The ADA equivalent legislation in the United Kingdom.
The Equality Act of 2010
Laws and Standards:
A regional piece of disability rights legislation
Ontarians with Disabilities Act of 2001
Universal Design:
Making the design appealing to all users.
Equitable Use
Universal Design:
Discourages unconscious action in tasks that require vigilance.
Tolerance for Error
Universal Design:
Accommodating variations in hand and grip size.
Size and Space for Approach and Use
Universal Design:
Maximizing “legibility” of essential information
Perceptible Information
Universal Design:
Arranging information consistent with its importance.
Simple and Intuitive Use
Assistive Technology:
Text and background color combination that supports color-blindness.
High Color Contrast
Assistive Technology:
A person who uses alternative interfaces with knobs or other tactile controls.
A person with a visual impairment
Assistive Technology:
Flashing lights and text warning messages support this user group.
People with auditory disabilities
Assistive Technology:
This technology is widely used today to making typing easier or even possible, but started off as assistive tech.
Speech to text
Assistive Technology:
Non-standard inputs such as alternative mice, keyboards, and mouth sticks support this user group.
People with mobility impairments
ICT Accessibility:
In the planning phase, this activity usually informs a team on the accessibility gap to fill.
Research
ICT Accessibility:
This step in design sometimes uses personas that incorporate disabilities to ensure accessibility.
Usability or user experience
ICT Accessibility:
When testing a product or service for accessibility what type of tools can be useful to test for a broad range of abilities?
Functional or automated tests
ICT Accessibility:
Taking an existing design and working backwards to incorporate accessibility is time consuming.
Retrofitting
ICT Accessibility:
The gold standard of ensuring accessibility is to test with this group of users.
People with disabilities
Pillars of UDL:
Varying methods of assessment.
Action and expression
Pillars of UDL:
Varying types and formats of content.
Representation
Pillars of UDL:
Providing options that give learners a choice.
Engagement
Pillars of UDL:
Using a combination of images and words when introducing new terminology.
Representation
Pillars of UDL:
Provide opportunities for self-assessment and reflection.
Engagement
