Lesson 5Web accessibility for users with SLD
- Notion 29 - What are Specific Learning Disorders and who do they impact on the web?
- Notion 30 - Accessibility issues that users with SLDs can experience online
- Notion 31 - How to make web content accessible for users with SLDs: in theory
- Notion 32 - How to make web content accessible for users with SLDs: in practice 1/2
- Notion 33 - How to make web content accessible for users with SLDs: in practice 2/2
- Notion 34 - Can you spot what makes these web pages accessible (or not) for users with SLDS?
- Notion 35 - Review of the main concepts
Notion 35
Review of the main concepts
Target skills
Now that we’ve gone over the main concepts and completed exercises on web accessibility for users with SLDs, take this short quiz to review what you’ve learned and assess your knowledge.
Choose the correct statement.
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How many people in Europe have an SLD?
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The European Dyslexia Association (EDA) estimates that around 9-12% of people have at least 1 SLD in Europe.
What ISN'T included in the design adaptations for creating Predictable web design?
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What do the PROUD principles for accessible web design for users with SLDs stand for?
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Predictability, Readability, Organisation, User-in-mind, Distraction-free are web design principles that target the difficulties that users with SLDs face online with reading, memory, problem-solving, time management, fine motor skills, attention, and others.
A user with an SLD is watching a video, but there are no captions provided. Which principle of accessible web design for users with SLDs has not been applied?
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Failing to provide multimodal content (such as adding captions to videos) disregards the accessible web design principle of User-in-mind design because users are not given the opportunity to adapt and personalise content to their needs.
A user with an SLD is lost, so they use the design ‘breadcrumbs’ to help them. Why are 'breadcrumbs' an example of good webpage organisation?
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Design 'breadcrumbs' are a simple organisational solution to assisting users with SLDs who might have difficulties finding their way around webpages.