- Success Criterion 2.2.2
- Conformance level A
Auto-Updating Live Feed With No Pause or Frequency Control
2.2.2 — Pause, Stop, Hide
Scenario
Setting
A used-car marketplace's listing filter
What’s wrong
Auto-updating feeds (stock tickers, live scores, chat) with no pause/frequency control.
Example
<div class="carousel" data-autoplay="true"></div>Why it matters
People with attention disabilities, low vision, or screen-reader users who lose place when content moves.
How to test
Watch any auto-updating feed (stock ticker, live scores, chat): if it updates continuously with no pause or frequency control, it fails.
How to fix
A visible, keyboard-usable control must pause, stop, or hide the moving, blinking, or auto-updating content.
<div class="carousel" data-autoplay="true"></div><button aria-label="Pause carousel">⏸</button>Any auto-updating content past 5 seconds needs a visible pause/stop/hide control.
Outcome
On a used-car marketplace's listing filter, this barrier is gone for people with attention disabilities — they no longer have to work around this.
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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