CPACC Accessibility Auditing and Testing 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the primary purpose of an accessibility audit?
- To redesign a website from scratch
- To identify barriers that prevent people with disabilities from using a product (Correct answer)
- To check server performance and uptime
- To document the visual design of a product
Correct answer: To identify barriers that prevent people with disabilities from using a product
An accessibility audit systematically identifies barriers that prevent people with disabilities from effectively using a digital product or service.
Question 2: Which of the following is a widely used automated web accessibility testing tool?
- axe DevTools (Correct answer)
- Adobe Acrobat Pro
- GitHub Copilot
- Selenium WebDriver
Correct answer: axe DevTools
axe DevTools is one of the most widely used automated accessibility testing tools, scanning pages for WCAG violations programmatically.
Question 3: Approximately what percentage of WCAG success criteria can automated testing tools typically detect?
- Nearly 100%
- Around 30–40% (Correct answer)
- Exactly 50%
- Less than 10%
Correct answer: Around 30–40%
Automated tools can typically detect approximately 30–40% of WCAG issues; the remainder require manual evaluation and user testing.
Question 4: Which type of accessibility testing involves having people with disabilities use a product directly?
- Automated scanning
- Heuristic evaluation
- User testing with people with disabilities (Correct answer)
- Static code review
Correct answer: User testing with people with disabilities
User testing with people with disabilities captures real-world barriers that automated tools and expert evaluations alone may miss.
Question 5: What is a 'false positive' in automated accessibility testing?
- A correctly identified accessibility issue
- A tool incorrectly flagging something as an error when it is not actually a problem (Correct answer)
- A confirmed accessibility barrier found during user testing
- A missing label on a form field
Correct answer: A tool incorrectly flagging something as an error when it is not actually a problem
A false positive occurs when an automated tool reports an accessibility violation that does not actually exist, requiring human review to dismiss.
Question 6: What is the purpose of an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR)?
- To provide marketing information about a product's features
- To document how a product meets accessibility standards such as WCAG or Section 508 (Correct answer)
- To track website traffic and user analytics
- To list all software licenses used in a product
Correct answer: To document how a product meets accessibility standards such as WCAG or Section 508
An ACR documents a product's conformance with accessibility standards, helping procurement teams make informed, informed purchasing decisions.
Question 7: Which of the following is NOT a recognized accessibility testing method?
- Keyboard-only navigation testing
- Screen reader testing
- Color contrast simulation
- Load testing for server response time (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Load testing for server response time
Load testing measures server performance, not user accessibility; keyboard, screen reader, and contrast testing are all valid accessibility evaluation methods.
CPACC Accessibility Auditing and Testing 1
What is the primary purpose of an accessibility audit?