Usability, Myths, Laws & Org Management Flashcards
What determines how easy a design’s user interface is to use and how functional a product or design is?
Usability
True or false: Accessibility increases the chances of more people being able to use a product or design regardless of their abilities.
True
What type of issues occur when all users face some difficulty using a product or service?
Usability
What type of issues occur when people with disabilities encounter difficulties using or accessing a product or service?
Accessibility
True or false: Remediating accessibility issues may cause usability issues?
True
If navigating a website is unclear, or its structure is illogical and extremely complex for all users, the website has what type of issues?
Usability issues
Buildings that provide ramps as an alternative for steps or have flat entryways resolve which type of issue?
Accessibility issues
What are 5 myths and misconceptions about accessibility?
Accessibility benefits only a small minority Accessibility is a short-term project Accessibility should be the last step Accessibility is hard & expensive Accessibility is ugly
What is the truth behind the myth that accessibility only benefits a small minority?
Benefits a wide variety of people because anyone can acquire a disability, and people with disabilities are a sizable minority.
True or false: Accessible websites are better for people who are aging who may be losing their eyesight, hearing, mobility or cognition?
True
True or false: Accessibility is an ongoing requirement in all stages of design, development and QA?
True
True or false: Accessibility needs to be part of the process from start to finish?
True
True or false: Systematic discrimination plays a key role in suppressing the potential of people with disabilities?
True
True or false: Designing for accessibility is much easier (and results in a better design) than retrofitting for accessibility?
True
Why is the cost of accessibility reasonable when compared to the cost of the alternatives?
Lawsuits and negative publicity are expensive
What are some accessibility features that don’t alter the design of a website?
Alt text Labels on form elements Headings Table headers Lists Language Keyboard accessibility Reading order Captions Audio descriptions ARIA
What accessibility features alter the visual appearance of a website?
Color contrast
Links to skip navigation
How can you design for people with cognitive disabilities?
Simplify content
Illustrate concepts with images
Avoid slang or idiomatic expressions
Expand acronyms and abbreviations the first time they appear
What are the 3 categories of accessibility laws?
Civil rights laws
Procurement laws
Industry-specific laws
What are civil rights laws?
Laws that emphasize equal rights for people with disabilities, often making it illegal to discriminate against people with disabilities. ADA is a civil rights law
What are procurement laws?
Laws that require accessibility be taken into account when making a purchase or contracting for services. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and EN 301 549 are procurement laws.
What are industry-specific laws?
Laws that apply to industries that are important to accessibility. CVAA and ACAA are industry-specific laws.
What was the first document to establish fundamental human rights, and is considered the foundation of international human rights laws?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
When did the United Nations General Assembly adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
December 10, 1948, in Paris, France
What does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights include?
30 articles that state fundamental human rights ranging from right to life, liberty, equality, spiritual and political freedoms, to social, cultural, and economic rights.
What is considered the most important political and democratic expression of the will to grant and guarantee equal human rights to people with disabilities at a global level?
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD)
What is the UN CRPD?
A binding human rights treaty and serves as a framework for legal advocacy.
Why did the UN CRPD happen?
Result of long lasting political civil rights movements driving the shift from the personal deficit model of disability towards an inclusive, equal chances and human rights model