Thinking like a UX designer Quiz 2

Accessibility refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. How might you improve the user experience of a product for users with disabilities?

Add features that increase magnification Include closed caption on videos

Which of the following are examples of assistive technology?

Alternative text Screen reader Color modification

What does an equity-focused design approach seek to do?

Build products that meet the needs of specific indivduals and groups who have been exluded in the past

User-centered design begins with the steps Understand and Specify. What is the third step of the process?

Design

Which of these are steps in user-centered design?

Design Specify Understand

When designing across platforms, the platform that best meets your user's needs should be ____ .

Designed for first

What types of platforms does a designer need to keep in mind when designing a product?

Desktop Mobile apps Television

When following the user-centered design approach, what should a designer do after completing initial user research to better understand the user?

Determine the most important user problem to solve

As a UX designer, one of the key challenges of getting to know your users is avoiding taking a narrow view of the user, or making assumptions that they have the same needs and wants as you do. To reach as many users as possible, which of the following questions should you understand about your user?

Do my users have disabilites to consider-wether temporary, situational, or permanent Where are my users accessing the product or service How familiar are my users with technology

A designer builds a product that meets the needs of specific individuals and groups who have been excluded in the past. What type of design are they practicing?

Equity-focused design

What is the final step in user-centered design?

Evaluate

Alternative text, or alt text, provides a high-contrast, larger size view of text.

False

Digital literacy is the familiarity of a user with the technology they need to use to access your product or service. How might you improve the user experience for users who are new to digital technology?

Keep the design simple Provide clear guidance in the product Consider providing video tutorials

Previously, designers were primarily designing for a desktop platform. Now, they are designing for many different platforms and products need to adapt to whatever screen the user is on. What type of design helps designers accomplish this?

Responsive

A user with limited vision is interacting with a mobile device. Software on the device narrates the on-screen text, interactive elements, and alternative text for images. What assistive technology does this scenario describe?

Screen reader

Assistive technology includes any product, equipment, or systems that can enhance learning, working, and daily living for people with disabilities. Which of the following assistive technologies can help people with limited vision?

Screen reader Voice control

Which of these are steps in user-centered design?

Specify Understand Design

When designing cross-platform experiences, which platform should you focus on first when you build a new product?

The platform that best meets your user's needs

What is a brand identity?

The visual apperarance and voice of a company

People who do not identify as having a disability also benefit from the assistive technologies created for accessibility.

True

What is the first step of user-centered design?

Understand

A designer is just starting the user-centered design process. What is the first thing they need to do?

Understand how the user experiences the product or similar products

Which of the following are examples of assistive technology?

Voice control Switch High contrast mode

Are users on mobile devices usually more goal oriented?

Yes and they usaally spend less time in a sing session

Do people who do not identify as having a disability have uses for assistive technologies created for accessibility?

Yes, many accessibility technologies are useful to all users

When you start to build a new product, you should first design for a single platform that _____.

best meet your end user's needs