- Success Criterion 2.2.2
- Conformance level A
- W3C reference F112
Content That Blinks Past 5 Seconds With No Stop Control
2.2.2 — Pause, Stop, Hide
Scenario
Setting
A fashion e-commerce site's checkout page
What’s wrong
Content blinks for more than 5 seconds and there is no way to stop it.
Example
Try this on a fashion e-commerce site's checkout page: content blinks for more than 5 seconds and there is no way to stop it.
Why it matters
People with attention disabilities, low vision, or screen-reader users who lose place when content moves. The practical effect on a fashion e-commerce site's checkout page: they run out of time before finishing the task.
How to test
Time any blinking content: content that keeps blinking past 5 seconds with no way to stop it fails outright.
How to fix
Stop the blinking within 5 seconds or provide a stop mechanism.
Outcome
That one change on a fashion e-commerce site's checkout page means they keep up without being rushed or interrupted.
Who is affected
People with attention disabilities, low vision, or screen-reader users who lose place when content moves.
Learn more
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