Follow the instructions
Complete the task exactly as instructed.
The task requires the user to retain three attributes and their order from a transient audio channel: blue + temple, green + elephant, yellow + lotus. The visual interface deliberately contains similar distractors.
Discuss: What if the user misses one word? What if English is not their first language? What if the room is noisy? What if the user has limited hearing or working-memory capacity? Is “Play again” an adequate accessibility solution?
Redesign: persistent transcript/captions, visual task state, redundant cues beyond colour, replayable step-by-step instructions, and confirmation feedback.
Key idea: Accessibility is not merely adding captions after the design is finished. The information architecture itself can reduce unnecessary cognitive load.