- Success Criterion 2.2.2
- Conformance level A
Carousel Pause That Stops the Slide but Not the Announcements
2.2.2 — Pause, Stop, Hide
Scenario
Setting
A community forum's discussion thread
What’s wrong
Carousel pause stops the visual slide but auto-advancing focus/announcements continue.
Example
Here's a real case from a community forum's discussion thread: carousel pause stops the visual slide but auto-advancing focus/announcements continue.
Why it matters
People with attention disabilities, low vision, or screen-reader users who lose place when content moves. Here, on a community forum's discussion thread, the result is they lose their place when content moves unexpectedly.
How to test
Activate the carousel's pause control: check whether it stops the visual slide AND any auto-advancing focus or screen reader announcements — if announcements/focus continue moving, it fails.
How to fix
A visible, keyboard-usable control must pause, stop, or hide the moving, blinking, or auto-updating content.
Outcome
After the fix, the same visitor to a community forum's discussion thread can now 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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