CPACC MCQ 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (as amended) applies primarily to which organizations?
- Any company with more than 50 employees
- Federal agencies and entities that receive federal funding for electronic and information technology (Correct answer)
- All US businesses conducting commerce online
- Non-profit organizations registered with the IRS
Correct answer: Federal agencies and entities that receive federal funding for electronic and information technology
Section 508 mandates that federal agencies and recipients of federal funding ensure their electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities.
Question 2: What is the primary purpose of a 'skip navigation' link at the top of a webpage?
- To redirect users to the site's homepage
- To allow keyboard and screen reader users to bypass repetitive navigation blocks (Correct answer)
- To hide navigation from mobile users
- To provide an alternative sitemap
Correct answer: To allow keyboard and screen reader users to bypass repetitive navigation blocks
Skip navigation links let keyboard and assistive technology users jump directly to the main content, avoiding repetitive header and navigation menus on every page load.
Question 3: Which international treaty explicitly recognizes access to information and communication technologies as part of the human rights of persons with disabilities?
- The Geneva Convention
- The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) (Correct answer)
- The Berne Convention
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Correct answer: The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
The UN CRPD (2006) specifically addresses ICT accessibility under Article 9, framing it as a human rights issue.
Question 4: A developer uses placeholder text to label a form field but provides no visible label element. What accessibility problem does this create?
- The form will fail CSS validation
- Placeholder text disappears on input, leaving users without a persistent label (Correct answer)
- Screen readers cannot detect placeholder text at all
- The field will not submit correctly
Correct answer: Placeholder text disappears on input, leaving users without a persistent label
Placeholder text vanishes as soon as a user begins typing, causing users (especially those with cognitive or memory impairments) to forget what information the field requires.
Question 5: In accessibility testing, what does the term 'false negative' refer to?
- An automated tool incorrectly flags accessible content as a violation
- An automated tool fails to detect an actual accessibility barrier (Correct answer)
- A user test participant gives incorrect feedback
- A WCAG criterion that does not apply to a specific technology
Correct answer: An automated tool fails to detect an actual accessibility barrier
A false negative occurs when a testing tool or method misses a real accessibility issue, giving the false impression that the content is accessible.
Question 6: Which disability category is MOST associated with benefiting from adjustable line spacing, sans-serif fonts, and short paragraphs?
- Motor disabilities
- Auditory disabilities
- Dyslexia and other reading-related cognitive disabilities (Correct answer)
- Color vision deficiency
Correct answer: Dyslexia and other reading-related cognitive disabilities
Users with dyslexia often find reading easier with increased line spacing, clean sans-serif typefaces, and chunked text that reduces visual crowding.
Question 7: The EU Web Accessibility Directive (2016/2102) legally requires accessibility compliance from which category of organizations?
- All private companies operating within the EU
- Public sector bodies in EU member states (Correct answer)
- Only EU institutions and agencies in Brussels
- Non-governmental organizations receiving EU grants
Correct answer: Public sector bodies in EU member states
The EU Web Accessibility Directive requires public sector bodies across EU member states to make their websites and mobile apps accessible, referencing EN 301 549 / WCAG 2.1.
CPACC MCQ 5
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (as amended) applies primarily to which organizations?