Principle 2 Operable · Guideline 2.2: Enough Time
2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide
Moving or auto-updating content must be pausable.
What this means in practice
Covers carousels, marquees and animations running longer than five seconds. Movement in the field of view makes reading much harder – for users with attention disorders and everyone else.
Normative wording
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