- Success Criterion 1.4.2
- Conformance level A
Autoplay That Resumes Automatically After Being Paused
1.4.2 — Audio Control
Scenario
Setting
A job board's application form
What’s wrong
Autoplay resumes after user pauses (state not persisted on next page/interaction).
Example
This shows up on a job board's application form: autoplay resumes after user pauses (state not persisted on next page/interaction).
Why it matters
Screen-reader users competing with page audio, and people with auditory sensitivity. On a job board's application form, this barrier means they can't tell what the image or video is showing.
How to test
Pause the audio, then navigate away and back (or interact again): if it resumes playing automatically without the pause choice being remembered, it fails.
How to fix
Audio must not autoplay beyond 3 seconds without an obvious, keyboard-usable pause/stop/volume control.
Outcome
Corrected, a job board's application form now lets a visitor understand the image, video, or audio content.
Who is affected
Screen-reader users competing with page audio, and people with auditory sensitivity.
Learn more
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