IAAP WAS EVALUATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Name the WCAG 2.1 layers of guidance in order from top to bottom. - ✔✔-4
principles: POUR
-13 guidelines: basic, non-testable goals (WCAG 2.0 had 12)
-80 success criteria: at least one for each guideline, and testable. Three levels of
conformance.
(v 2.0 had 63 SC)
-techniques: for each SC and guideline. Three types: sufficient, advisory (higher),
failure.
✔✔Who develops WCAG? - ✔✔the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (part of
W3C WAI - world wide web consortium web accessibility initiative)
✔✔What is the goal of WCAG 2.1? - ✔✔to improve a11y guidance for 3 major groups:
users w/cognitive or learning disab's, users with low vision, and users w/disab's on
mobile devices.
✔✔How many new SC were added to WCAG 2.1? - ✔✔seventeen
✔✔Which principle does audio description fall under? - ✔✔Perceivable
✔✔Which principle does resizing text fall under? - ✔✔perceivable
✔✔Which principle does adjustable timing fall under? - ✔✔operable
✔✔Which principle does label in name fall under? - ✔✔operable
✔✔Which principle does keyboard accessible fall under? - ✔✔operable
✔✔Which principle does name, role, value fall under? - ✔✔robust
, ✔✔Which principle does captioning fall under? - ✔✔perceivable
✔✔Which principle does contrast fall under? - ✔✔perceivable
✔✔Which principle does page title fall under? - ✔✔operable
✔✔Which principle does bypass blocks fall under? - ✔✔operable
✔✔Which principle does language fall under? - ✔✔understandable
✔✔What is the W3C? - ✔✔World Wide Web Consortium; an internationally recognized
web stnds body
✔✔What years were WCAG 2.0 and 2.1 released? - ✔✔2008 and 2018, respectively.
✔✔How does ARIA accomplish making dynamic content more accessible for screen
readers users? - ✔✔It defines attributes that can be added to HTML to define the name,
role, and values (properties and states) of elements. The ARIA widgets interact with the
a11y API of the OS, providing ATs with semantics and live updates.
✔✔What is ATAG? - ✔✔authoring tool accessibility guidelines
✔✔What is the purpose of ATAG? - ✔✔Requires authoring tools (web editors, CMS,
social media sites, discussion forums, etc) to have an accessible user interface and
support the production of accessible content.
✔✔Can ATs process JavaScript? - ✔✔Yes, as long as it's coded with a11y in mind.
There are no inherent barriers in the technology itself.
✔✔What is the process for creating a new site, feature, or remediation? - ✔✔PCT: plan,
create, test
✔✔In which phase of PCT does UX fall under? - ✔✔Plan
✔✔What is a single-page application (SPA)? - ✔✔A site design that brings in new
content, using AJAX process, without reloading the page. These can create a11y
challenges.
✔✔Why do SPAs create a11y challenges? - ✔✔Because screen readers normally read
the page title but don't announce anything when AJAX loads content.
✔✔How can SPA content that is loaded as a direct result of user action, be coded to be
accessible? - ✔✔By notifying screen reader users that new content has been loaded, by
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Name the WCAG 2.1 layers of guidance in order from top to bottom. - ✔✔-4
principles: POUR
-13 guidelines: basic, non-testable goals (WCAG 2.0 had 12)
-80 success criteria: at least one for each guideline, and testable. Three levels of
conformance.
(v 2.0 had 63 SC)
-techniques: for each SC and guideline. Three types: sufficient, advisory (higher),
failure.
✔✔Who develops WCAG? - ✔✔the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (part of
W3C WAI - world wide web consortium web accessibility initiative)
✔✔What is the goal of WCAG 2.1? - ✔✔to improve a11y guidance for 3 major groups:
users w/cognitive or learning disab's, users with low vision, and users w/disab's on
mobile devices.
✔✔How many new SC were added to WCAG 2.1? - ✔✔seventeen
✔✔Which principle does audio description fall under? - ✔✔Perceivable
✔✔Which principle does resizing text fall under? - ✔✔perceivable
✔✔Which principle does adjustable timing fall under? - ✔✔operable
✔✔Which principle does label in name fall under? - ✔✔operable
✔✔Which principle does keyboard accessible fall under? - ✔✔operable
✔✔Which principle does name, role, value fall under? - ✔✔robust
, ✔✔Which principle does captioning fall under? - ✔✔perceivable
✔✔Which principle does contrast fall under? - ✔✔perceivable
✔✔Which principle does page title fall under? - ✔✔operable
✔✔Which principle does bypass blocks fall under? - ✔✔operable
✔✔Which principle does language fall under? - ✔✔understandable
✔✔What is the W3C? - ✔✔World Wide Web Consortium; an internationally recognized
web stnds body
✔✔What years were WCAG 2.0 and 2.1 released? - ✔✔2008 and 2018, respectively.
✔✔How does ARIA accomplish making dynamic content more accessible for screen
readers users? - ✔✔It defines attributes that can be added to HTML to define the name,
role, and values (properties and states) of elements. The ARIA widgets interact with the
a11y API of the OS, providing ATs with semantics and live updates.
✔✔What is ATAG? - ✔✔authoring tool accessibility guidelines
✔✔What is the purpose of ATAG? - ✔✔Requires authoring tools (web editors, CMS,
social media sites, discussion forums, etc) to have an accessible user interface and
support the production of accessible content.
✔✔Can ATs process JavaScript? - ✔✔Yes, as long as it's coded with a11y in mind.
There are no inherent barriers in the technology itself.
✔✔What is the process for creating a new site, feature, or remediation? - ✔✔PCT: plan,
create, test
✔✔In which phase of PCT does UX fall under? - ✔✔Plan
✔✔What is a single-page application (SPA)? - ✔✔A site design that brings in new
content, using AJAX process, without reloading the page. These can create a11y
challenges.
✔✔Why do SPAs create a11y challenges? - ✔✔Because screen readers normally read
the page title but don't announce anything when AJAX loads content.
✔✔How can SPA content that is loaded as a direct result of user action, be coded to be
accessible? - ✔✔By notifying screen reader users that new content has been loaded, by
