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Re: SC 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide - meaning of "starts automatically"

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From: Aditya
Date: Mar 18, 2021 3:31PM

Yes, I don't think there is conflict though.

In this case animation does not happen automatically and it is happening on a component that user is actively interacting with.

If the animation (>5secs) was happening without user intervention and user was trying to operate some other area of the page, yes it would have been a failure.

To have an animation is a design choice but a standard practice.. loading indicators and shimmers do provide context to users that content is loading.


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> On Mar 18, 2021, at 2:30 PM, Brooks Newton < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> Here's a question:
>
> Is it essential for the loading indicator to be animated? Does the
> animation prove to sighted users, for example, that the page is just still
> loading instead of being stuck or frozen due to a computer crash?
>
> Under point 5, "Non-Interferance" in the conformance section, SC 2.2.2
> Pause, Stop, Hide is listed as one of four Success Criteria under WCAG 2.x
> that apply to all of the content on the page because failing these specific
> Success Criteria can cause interference with users trying to perceive and
> interact with surrounding content <http://conformance-reqs>;.
>
> This gets complicated fast.
>
> Brooks Newton
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 12:50 PM Aditya via WebAIM-Forum <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> Yes,
>> But they also gave a caveat of "similar situation".
>>
>> So yes users can or cannot interact with the rest of the page.. if they
>> cannot, it's OK too since the reason for animation is an essential
>> situation.
>>
>> In this case, since it is also user triggered animation, my assumption is
>> that users' context is around the animation and not the rest of the page.
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>>
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