- Success Criterion 2.2.1
- Conformance level A
Auto-Advancing Quiz Timer With No Essential Reason for the Limit
2.2.1 — Timing Adjustable
Scenario
Setting
A dating app's profile setup
What’s wrong
Auto-advancing quizzes/steppers with per-question timers not essential to validity.
Example
On a dating app's profile setup: auto-advancing quizzes/steppers with per-question timers not essential to validity.
Why it matters
People who read, type, or move slowly, including many screen-reader users. The practical effect on a dating app's profile setup: they can't keep up with content that won't pause.
How to test
Take a quiz/multi-step form with a per-question timer: if it auto-advances before completion and the timing isn't essential to the test's validity, it fails.
How to fix
The time limit must be removable or adjustable (to at least 10x) before it starts, or extendable via a warning giving at least 20 seconds to respond with a simple action.
Outcome
That one change on a dating app's profile setup means they keep up without being rushed or interrupted.
Who is affected
People who read, type, or move slowly, including many screen-reader users.
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