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Re: Mobile native app accessibility and GIF animation compliance

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From: Sudheer Babu
Date: Jun 15, 2020 10:05PM

Thanks Glen!

But is 2.2.2 applicable to mobile apps as I don't find this guideline in
https://www.w3.org/TR/mobile-accessibility-mapping/

Thanks once again!
Sudhir.


On Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 11:17 PM glen walker < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Take a look at:
>
> - "Mobile Accessibility at W3C" -
> https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/mobile/
> - "Mobile Accessibility: How WCAG 2.0 and Other W3C/WAI Guidelines Apply
> to Mobile" - https://www.w3.org/TR/mobile-accessibility-mapping/
>
> An animated GIF would violate 2.2.2,
> https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#pause-stop-hide
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 11:27 AM Sudheer Babu < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Can someone shed some light on accessibility guidelines that one should
> for
> > Mobile native apps iOS and Android.
> > I understand that WCAG is only for the web and there can be some mapping
> > that can be done from WCAG guidelines to mobile apps but want to
> > understand if there are any set of guidelines for mobile apps just like
> for
> > web with A, AA and AAA conformances.
> >
> > Also, if there is a GIF on one of the mobile native app screen which
> keeps
> > animating (no way to stop) but isn't that harmful or obstructs the user
> > from reading the content, does it fail under AA?
> >
> > something similar:
> > https://tenor.com/view/check-mark-verified-correct-gif-15903843
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> > Sudhir
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > >