PEAT User Interface & Accessibility 4

Question 1

Which semantic HTML element provides the equivalent of role="banner" when placed as a direct child of <body>?

Accepted Answer

Answer

A

element that is a direct child of has an implicit ARIA role of 'banner', identifying the site-wide header landmark.

Question 2

A developer uses color alone to indicate required form fields. Which WCAG principle does this violate?

Accepted Answer

Perceivable

Answer

WCAG SC 1.4.1 (Use of Color) under the Perceivable principle requires that color not be the only visual means of conveying information.

Question 3

What does PEAT stand for in the context of web accessibility testing?

Accepted Answer

Photosensitive Epilepsy Analysis Tool

Answer

PEAT stands for Photosensitive Epilepsy Analysis Tool, developed to detect flashing content that could trigger seizures.

Question 4

Which measurement does PEAT use to evaluate whether animated content poses a seizure risk?

Accepted Answer

Flash frequency in hertz and luminance transitions

Answer

PEAT analyzes the flash frequency (in Hz) and the relative luminance change of content against thresholds defined in WCAG SC 2.3.

Question 5

What is the accessible name of a button that has no visible text but contains only an icon?

Accepted Answer

The button's accessible name must be provided via aria-label or aria-labelledby

Answer

Icon-only buttons must have an accessible name provided through aria-label, aria-labelledby, or a visually hidden text element.

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