Laws and Standards
Universal Design
Assistive Technology
ICT Accessibility
Pillars of UDL
100
Possibly the most prominent document on human rights. The precedent for much accessibility legislation.

What is the UN Declaration of Human Rights?

100

Making the design appealing to all users.

What is Equitable Use?

100

Text and background color combination that supports color-blindness.

What is high color contrast?

100

In the planning phase, this activity usually informs a team on the accessibility gap to fill.

What is research?

100

Varying methods of assessment.

What is action and expression?

200

The country that where the ADA is in effect.

What is the United States?

200
Discourage unconscious action in tasks that require vigilance.

What is Tolerance for Error?

200

A person who uses alternative interfaces with knobs or other tactile controls.

Who is a person with a visual impairment?

200

This step in design sometimes uses personas that incorporate disabilities to ensure accessibility.

What is usability or user experience?

200

Varying types and formats of content.

What is representation?

300

A piece of legislation that adopts a broad categorization of disability and reaffirms that people with disabilities must enjoy all human rights.

What is the UN Convention on Persons with Disabilities?

300

Accommodate variations in hand and grip size.

What is Size and Space for Approach and Use?

300

Flashing lights and text warning messages support this user group.

Who are people with auditory disabilties?

300

When testing a product or service for accessibility what type of tools can be useful to test for a broad range of abilities?

What is functional or automated tests?

300

Providing options that give learners a choice. 

What is engagement?

400

The ADA equivalent legislation in the United Kingdom.

What is the Equality Act of 2010?

400

Maximize "legibility" of essential information

What is Perceptible Information?

400

This technology is widely used today to making typing easier or even possible, but started off as assistive tech.

What is speech to text?

400

Taking an existing design and working backwards to incorporate accessibility is time consuming.

What is retrofitting?

400

Using a combination of images and words when introducing new terminology.

What is representation?

500

A regional piece of disability rights legislation, eh?!

Ontarians with Disabilities Act of 2001

500

Arrange information consistent with its importance.

What is Simple and Intuitive Use?

500
Non-standard inputs such as alternative mice, keyboards, and mouth sticks support this user group.

Who are people with mobility impairments?

500

The gold standard of ensuring accessibility is to test with this group of users.

Who are people with disabilities?

500

Provide opportunities for self-assessment and reflection.

What is engagement?

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