POUR

Question 1

What does the acronym POUR stand for?

Answer 1

Perceivable
Operable
Understandable
Robust

Question 2

Define perceivability

Answer 2

Making the output of web content available through multiple sensory modalities

Question 3

Of the five senses, which three should we be concerned about when we think about web accessibility

Answer 3

Sight, sound, touch

Question 4

What is one way that users might be able to feel web content?

Answer 4

Refreshable Braille display for people who cannot see or hear web content

Question 5

What is considered the universal format to make content perceivable by all?

Answer 5

Digital text

Question 6

How can you make dynamic content perceivable?

Answer 6

Use ARIA to announce when a tab is expanded or collapsed

Use ARIA live region to announce new content as it is inserted

Question 7

What does ARIA stand for?

Answer 7

Accessible Rich Internet Applications

Question 8

What is the best way to summarize the need for perceivability?

Answer 8

Users cannot access content unless they know it is there

Question 9

Define operability

Answer 9

Making the input methods of web content functionally available to a wide range of input devices, including:

mouse or touchpad
keyboard
touchscreen
voice recognition software
other specialized input devices (most of which emulate keyboard or mouse)

Question 10

Describe the goal of operability

Answer 10

To ensure that all web components are functional regardless of which input device a person may be using

Question 11

When considering operability, what four things should users be able to do?

Answer 11

In, within, through, and out

Users need to be able to navigate into web components, use the features within them, navigate through them, and navigate out of them, no matter what input device they are using

Question 12

What type of content may pose an operability concern for keyboard users, and why?

Answer 12

Flash content - Users may be able to navigate into flash content, and use the features, but may not be able to navigate out of a flash object, especially in browsers other than Internet Explorer

Question 13

Name a best practice to make scripted web content operable

Answer 13

use device-independent web handles (e.g. onfocus, onblur, onselect) rather than device-specific ones (like onmouseover, onmouseout)

Question 14

List a best practice when creating dynamic web interactions

Answer 14

Control the focus so that it does not revert back to the top of the document

Question 15

Name a best practice to make timed web interactions operable

Answer 15

Session timeouts are ok as long as you give a user sufficient notice, with an accessible timeout warning

Question 16

Name the most universal input device

Answer 16

The keyboard

Question 17

Define understandability

Answer 17

It is about making content and interfaces that people can comprehend

Question 18

List four ways to make web content understandable

Answer 18

1. Specify the language (helpful for screen-reader users who speak and visit pages in more than one language)
2. Simplify the reading or vocabulary level
3. Limit the use of unfamiliar or complex terms or concepts
4. Provide supplemental formats (images, sound, video)

Question 19

List a best practice to make interfaces and interactivity understandable

Answer 19

Web sites with multiple pages or views should maintain a consistent look or feel across all pages/views

Question 20

List some understandability best practices to help prevent and correct errors

Answer 20

Provide instructions at the beginning of an interaction

Note and communicate any constraints (e.g. a required feild, a disabled button, data formatting requirements, password requirements, max character field, etc.)

Provide feedback with confirmation and error messages

Question 21

Define robustness

Answer 21

Ensuring compatibility with a broad range of user agents, including assistive technologies

Question 22

Name a best practice to increase robust markup and code across user agents

Answer 22

Use standard markup

Question 23

What is the best way to indicate the name, role, and value of interactive components?

Answer 23

Use ARIA