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5. Guidelines

Benefits: Benefits speech users who can avoid firing batches of single-key shortcuts at once and Government organisation action: None. Statement: Web pages do not contain anything that flashes Statement: Web pages/app
make full use of programs that offer single-key shortcuts to keyboard users. It also benefits Developer action: Developers must ensure that people with disabilities such as blindness, low more than three times in any one second period, or the flash describe topic or purpose
keyboard-only users who have dexterity challenges an d may accidentally hit keys, as they can turn vision, dexterity impairments and cognitive limitations are given adequate time to perform the
off or modify problematic single character shortcuts. functions that are time dependent whenever possible. The user must be allowed to turn off the time is below the general flash and red flash thresholds.
Benefit: This facilitates
Government organisation action: None. limit, adjust the default setting before encountering it or is warned before time expires and given more relevant and visible
Developer action: In case a developer has provided shortcuts in their applications to allow for the option to extend the time limit with a simple action (for example, “press the spacebar”). Benefits: Certain special effects such as blinking, or flashing have been reported to cause epileptic screen readers used by th
faster user interaction which involve only character keys (letters, numbers, punctuation or symbol Reference: WCAG 2.1 - 2.2.1 seizures. It is also seen that people are more sensitive to red flashing than other colours. Web pages title is not explanatory
characters) without modifiers provision must be given to allow users to turn off or reconfigure Evaluator action: The evaluator will test it manually to check the conformity of this checkpoint. must not contain anything that flashes more than three times in any one second period. It must also Government organisation a

shortcuts that are made up of only character keys. If the keyboard shortcut is only active when a be checked that the Light/Dark status at the end of the 1- second period is the same as at the start with the topic of the pag
particular user interface component has focus, then override mechanism is not required. Statement: For moving, blinking, scrolling, or auto-updating Government organisation action: None. country must be included,
https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/character-key-shortcuts
Reference: WCAG 2.1 – 2.1.4 information, all of the following are true: Developer action: Ensure that no component of the content flashes more than three times in any Welfare, it should state,
Evaluator action: The evaluator will test it manually to check the conformity of this checkpoint. 1-second period or keep the flashing area small enough reference
Reference: WCAG 2.1 - 2.3.1 case of a State ‘Departme

Statement: For each time limit that is set by the content, (a) Moving, blinking, scrolling: For any moving, blinking or scrolling information that (1) Evaluator action: The evaluator will test it manually and by using web accessibility tool to check the should state ‘Department
Developer action: there a

conformity of this checkpoint.

at least one of the following is true: 5.2.24 starts automatically, (2) lasts more than five seconds and (3) is presented in parallel with the contents or purpose o
other content, there is a mechanism for the user to pause, stop, or hide it unless the

movement, blinking, or scrolling is part of an activity where it is essential; and Statement: A mechanism is available to bypass blocks of content (a) Authoring tool defaul
(a) Turn off: The user is allowed to turn off the time limit before encountering it; or (b) Auto-updating: For any auto-updating information that (1) starts automatically and that are repeated on multiple Web pages. document" or "No title";

(b) Adjust: The user is allowed to adjust the time limit before encountering it over a wide (2) is presented in parallel with other content, there is a mechanism for the user to pause, (b) Empty text in title;
(c) Filler or placeholder
range that is at least ten times the length of the default setting; or stop, or hide it or to control the frequency of the update unless the auto-updating is part
(c) Extend: The user is warned before time expires and given at least 20 seconds to of an activity where it is essential. Benefits: Web pages and applications often have content that is repeated on other pages or (d) A website generated u
extend the time limit with a simple action (for example, "press the spacebar") and the screens (for example navigation links, heading graphics, banner frames etc). A sighted user can The developer should ensu
user is allowed to extend the time limit at least ten times; or Benefits: Avoiding content that flashes can prevent triggering seizures in people with ignore the repeated material by focusing on the main content area, but it is not possible for a person Reference: WCAG 2.1 - 2.4
(d) Real-time Exception: The time limit is a required part of a real-time event (for photosensitive epilepsy. using a screen reader as the content is read sequentially. Evaluator action: The eva

example, an auction) and no alternative to the time limit is possible; or Government organisation action: None. Government organisation action: None.
(e) Essential Exception: The time limit is essential and extending it would invalidate the Developer action: Allow the content to be paused and restarted from where it was paused or Use Developer action: Developers must provide a mechanism to bypass blocks of content that are Statement: If a Web page

activity; or script to scroll content and provide a mechanism to pauseit or Create content that blinks for less repeated on multiple Web pages. This may be done by: the navigation sequences
(f) 20 Hour Exception: The time limit is longer than 20 hours. than 5 seconds (a) providing a link at the top of each page that goes directly to the main content area. components receive focus

Reference: WCAG 2.1 - 2.2.2 (b) providing a link at the beginning of the content block to go to the end of the block
Benefits: In situations where web functions are time-dependent, (for example, filling out an online Evaluator action: The evaluator will test it manually to (c) providing links at the top of each page that go to each area of content. and operability.

form) it will be difficult for people with disabilities such as blindness, low vision, dexterity check the conformity of this checkpoint. (d) Controls and programmatic focus can also be used to bypass blocks of content.
impairments and cognitive limitations to perform the required functions before a time limit occurs. Reference: WCAG 2.1 - 2.4.1 Benefits: When users navig
This may render the service inaccessible to them. For individuals who are deaf and communicate in Evaluator action: The evaluator will test it manually to check the conformity of this checkpoint. an order that is consiste

sign language, having control over time limits is important when using a sign-language interpreter. Hence if a Web page can b
Providing additional time to pause content can be helpful for those with reading and cognitive or operation, focusable c
disabilities to better comprehend information. operability.

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