IAAP WAS question with answers
Are WCAG Techniques Normative or Non-Normative? - -Non-normative. They are
just suggestions on how to meet the success criteria.
-What three pieces of accessibility information does ARIA provide for assistive
technologies? - -Name, role, value
-How many guidelines are in WCAG 2.1? What is the new one? - -13. Input
modalities
-What was added in WCAG 2.1? - -
-What is the purpose of ARIA? - -To make dynamic content accessible.
-Which browser/OS/screenreaders go together best? - -Win: NVDA and FF, and JAWS
and chrome, and Narrator and Edge;
MAC and iOS: Voiceover and Safari;
Android: Talkback and chrome
-What is the SC for color contrast? - -4.5:1;
3:1 for >18pt or bold
-Which is the most common disability? - -cognitive
-Who is directly affected by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
(AODA)? - -Every person and organization in the Province of Ontario who provides
goods, services, facilities, or employme
-Which European mandate is similar to Section 508 in the United States? - -EN301
549
-The Americans with Disabilities Act is an example of which type of accessibility
law? - -civil rights law
-Can you customize web content to screen reader users by detecting which screen
reader they're using? - -No
-What can screen readers output to? - -audio or Braille
-How do screen readers treat columns of text created by two floating
elements side by side? - -read each column one at a time, starting with the column
that appears first in the DOM
-Which of the following visual styles do most screen readers in their default settings
announce to users while reading in normal browse mode? (Select all that apply)
A. Bold
B. Italic
C. Background colors
, D. All caps
E. Colors
F. Visual placement
G. Indentation
H. All of the above
I. None of the above - -None. Screen readers ignore CSS.
-Do screen readers read the source code or DOM? - -DOM (the markup after it has
been processed by the browser).
-What are WCAG success criteria? - -testable statements that are NOT
technology/device-specific.
-What does WCAG stand for? - -Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
-What is the purpose of WCAG? - --to define how to make web content more
accessible to ppl with disabilities.
-to create a shared stnd for web content a11y internationally.
-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
Are WCAG Techniques Normative or Non-Normative? - -Non-normative. They are
just suggestions on how to meet the success criteria.
-What three pieces of accessibility information does ARIA provide for assistive
technologies? - -Name, role, value
-How many guidelines are in WCAG 2.1? What is the new one? - -13. Input
modalities
-What was added in WCAG 2.1? - -
-What is the purpose of ARIA? - -To make dynamic content accessible.
-Which browser/OS/screenreaders go together best? - -Win: NVDA and FF, and JAWS
and chrome, and Narrator and Edge;
MAC and iOS: Voiceover and Safari;
Android: Talkback and chrome
-What is the SC for color contrast? - -4.5:1;
3:1 for >18pt or bold
-Which is the most common disability? - -cognitive
-Who is directly affected by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
(AODA)? - -Every person and organization in the Province of Ontario who provides
goods, services, facilities, or employme
-Which European mandate is similar to Section 508 in the United States? - -EN301
549
-The Americans with Disabilities Act is an example of which type of accessibility
law? - -civil rights law
-Can you customize web content to screen reader users by detecting which screen
reader they're using? - -No
-What can screen readers output to? - -audio or Braille
-How do screen readers treat columns of text created by two floating
elements side by side? - -read each column one at a time, starting with the column
that appears first in the DOM
-Which of the following visual styles do most screen readers in their default settings
announce to users while reading in normal browse mode? (Select all that apply)
A. Bold
B. Italic
C. Background colors
, D. All caps
E. Colors
F. Visual placement
G. Indentation
H. All of the above
I. None of the above - -None. Screen readers ignore CSS.
-Do screen readers read the source code or DOM? - -DOM (the markup after it has
been processed by the browser).
-What are WCAG success criteria? - -testable statements that are NOT
technology/device-specific.
-What does WCAG stand for? - -Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
-What is the purpose of WCAG? - --to define how to make web content more
accessible to ppl with disabilities.
-to create a shared stnd for web content a11y internationally.
-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
