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AHWD case studies

AHWD · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The AHWD credential is aimed at people who build, publish, or maintain digital content and want to demonstrate working competence in web accessibility. It suits web developers, content authors, designers, document and media producers, and QA or compliance staff who need more than a passing familiarity with WCAG. The exam is multiple choice and is organised around six domains: accessibility standards and regulations, disability awareness and inclusive design principles, accessible web content under WCAG, assistive technology and user agents, accessible document and media production, and testing, evaluation, and remediation. WCAG-related content carries the largest share, so expect the deepest questioning there, with standards and testing close behind. The AHWD case studies are 5 cases and about 1,689 words.

1

The Overlay Dilemma

A mid-sized e-commerce company has deployed a third-party accessibility overlay widget on its site. The overlay adds a toolbar with options to increase font size, change contrast, and enable a screen-reader mode.

303 words, about 2 min
2

The PDF Predicament

A government agency publishes a 200-page PDF report that is essential for public access. The PDF is a scanned image with no text layer, making it inaccessible to screen readers.

327 words, about 2 min
3

The Keyboard Trap

A web application for managing employee schedules has a modal dialog that appears when users click a 'Filter' button. The dialog contains a form with several input fields and two buttons: 'Apply' and 'Cancel'.

327 words, about 2 min
4

The Contrast Conundrum

A university's online learning platform uses a light gray background (#F0F0F0) with dark gray text (#333333) for body content. The design team recently updated the color scheme to use a trendy pastel palette, changing the text color to a light blue (#99CCFF) on the same background.

335 words, about 2 min
5

The Alt Text Ambiguity

A news website publishes an article about a recent protest. The article includes a photograph of a crowd holding signs, with one sign clearly reading 'Equal Rights Now'.

397 words, about 2 min