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Category: Motion

Tests that must be checked when content moves or changes on its own.

Related Guidelines
Guideline Criterion Name
50 2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (A) Any time limit may be disabled, extended (with a 20 second warning), or adjusted; unless it is part of a current real-life event, it is essential, or has a time limit of 20 hours or more.
51 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (A) Any moving, blinking, or scrolling information that starts automatically, lasts over 5 seconds, and is part of other content must include a pause, stop, or hide mechanism.
52 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (A) Any automatically updating content that starts automatically and is part of other content must include a pause, stop, or hide mechanism.
53 2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (A) No content may flash more than 3 times per any 1-second period.
90 4.1.3 Status Messages (AA) Status messages which change without a page reload notify users of assistive technologies without requiring the user to send focus to the message.