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RE: HowTo provide the user the ability to turn refresh off?

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From: O'Rourke, John
Date: Dec 20, 2002 1:19PM

Joel and all,

I interpret the refresh verses non-refresh capabilities in the following
manner. It's not a violation necessarily in Section 508 to include web
content refresh characteristics in web design. It is more of a
violation to prevent user agents from the ability to alter the rate of
page refresh settings. Microsoft's DOM provides the ability to slow
down or turn off refresh and I'll have to take a closer look at the JAWS
updated scripts and the Window-Eyes set files to examine how this was
accomplished. User agents now have the ability to provide selective
controls and toggles not found in earlier releases particularly in
assistive technology.

John O'Rourke