CPACC Document and Media Accessibility Questions and Answers 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which PDF/UA standard is specifically designed to ensure PDF documents are universally accessible to people with disabilities?
- PDF/A-1b
- PDF/X-4
- PDF/UA-1 (ISO 14289-1) (Correct answer)
- PDF/E-1
Correct answer: PDF/UA-1 (ISO 14289-1)
PDF/UA-1 (ISO 14289-1) defines requirements for universally accessible PDFs, including tagging, reading order, and alternative text.
Question 2: A PowerPoint slide uses a SmartArt graphic to show a process flow. What must be done to make this accessible?
- Convert it to a PNG image with high resolution
- Add a title to the slide only
- Provide alt text for the SmartArt object and ensure a logical tab/reading order (Correct answer)
- Use only two colors in the graphic
Correct answer: Provide alt text for the SmartArt object and ensure a logical tab/reading order
SmartArt must have descriptive alt text and the reading order in the Selection Pane must be logical for screen reader users.
Question 3: Which type of sign language interpretation embedded in a video places the interpreter in a separate, always-visible window?
- Open interpretation
- Closed interpretation
- Picture-in-picture sign language interpretation (Correct answer)
- Dubbed sign language
Correct answer: Picture-in-picture sign language interpretation
Picture-in-picture interpretation overlays a separate window showing the sign language interpreter alongside the main video content.
Question 4: According to WCAG 2.1, what is required for pre-recorded audio-only content at Level A?
- Captions
- Audio description
- A text transcript (Correct answer)
- Sign language interpretation
Correct answer: A text transcript
WCAG 1.2.1 requires a text transcript as an alternative for pre-recorded audio-only content at Level A.
Question 5: What is the purpose of the 'ActualText' entry in a PDF tag for an abbreviation?
- It provides the visual rendering of the abbreviation
- It stores the full expanded form so screen readers can speak the complete phrase (Correct answer)
- It links to a glossary page
- It sets the language of the abbreviation
Correct answer: It stores the full expanded form so screen readers can speak the complete phrase
The ActualText entry in a PDF tag allows the full expansion of an abbreviation to be spoken by screen readers instead of the abbreviated characters.
Question 6: A user with low vision increases browser text size to 200%. An accessible document should ensure that:
- Text reflows without loss of content or functionality (Correct answer)
- Images scale proportionally but text remains fixed
- The page zooms uniformly including images and layout
- Horizontal scrolling appears for wider content
Correct answer: Text reflows without loss of content or functionality
WCAG 1.4.4 Resize Text requires that text can be resized to 200% without loss of content or functionality, typically achieved through reflow.
Question 7: Which Excel feature most directly helps screen reader users understand the purpose of a data table?
- Freezing the top row
- Formatting cells with bold font
- Defining a table with header rows using Insert > Table and setting header row (Correct answer)
- Adding cell borders to all cells
Correct answer: Defining a table with header rows using Insert > Table and setting header row
Using Insert > Table and enabling the header row allows screen readers to associate data cells with their column and row headers programmatically.
CPACC Document and Media Accessibility Questions and Answers 5
Which PDF/UA standard is specifically designed to ensure PDF documents are universally accessible to people with disabilities?