IAAP CPACC Certification: Accessibility and Universal Design Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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IAAP CPACC Certification:
Accessibility and Universal Design
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers


Question: What is the biggest and most important benefit of accessibility?


Ans: It improves people's lives, and makes life easier for people with
disabilities


Question: What are the benefits of accessibility for businesses? (6)


Ans: 1. Improves public perception


2. Increases compatibility for web-enabled devices


3. Improves Search Engine Optimization


4. Increases your customer base


5. Increases your eligibility for funding


6. Helps you avoid lawsuits


Question: What are the benefits of accessibility for people without
disabilities? (3)


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Ans: 1. Accessible designs improve access for all


2. There is less burden on family members and helpers


3. There is an opportunity to befriend more people with disabilities


Question: What are the main web accessibility principles? (4)


Ans: 1. Perceivable


2. Operable


3. Understandable


4. Robust


Question: What is the definition of the perceivable web accessibility
principle?


Ans: The ability to perceive web content through at least one of your
biological senses, with the focus being on sight, sound, and touch


Question: How does someone perceive web content via sight?


Ans: They look at it and the brain translates the visual stimulus into
meaningful information; works well for those with good vision but not so
well for those who do not


Question: How does someone perceive web content via sound?

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Ans: Screen reader software can convert digital text into synthesized
speech; it is a fundamentally different experience to access the web in this
way, but not necessarily bad


Question: How does someone perceive web content via touch?


Ans: Screen readers can convert digital text, including audio transcripts,
into Braille


Question: What can you use to make dynamic interactions accessible using
digital text?


Ans: Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA)


Question: Why is the perceivable web accessibility principle important?


Ans: People can't access content unless they know it's there and making
sure users know what's on the web page means you know they are able to
access it


Question: What is the definition of the operable web accessibility principle?


Ans: Making the input methods of web content functionality available to a
wide range of input devices, including: mouse or touch pad, keyboard,
touchscreen, voice recognition software, and other specialized input
devices


Question: What is the goal of the operable web accessibility principle?

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Ans: To allow all features to work, no matter what input device a person is
using


Question: What are the components of the operable web accessibility
principle? (4)


Ans: 1. Navigating *into* web components


2. Using features *within* them


3. Navigating *through* them


4. Navigating *out* of them


Question: With Flash objects, what is the keyboard trap?


Ans: Users are able to navigate into, within, and through a Flash object
using a keyboard, but are unable to navigate out of them


Question: How can you script for device independence? (3)




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