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From: Claire Forbes
Date: Feb 8, 2022 1:27PM

Hello everyone, I'm hoping for some insight from you experts...

A customer is requesting auto play for their web-based training and I wanted to ensure that I provide appropriate feedback, as I know it's somewhat considered "bad form" for autoplay

The question is: Do students have to hit the arrow with each slide to play the audio? If the course is set to "audio auto play" would that make the course non-compliant?
The reasoning is as follows:
For 508 compliance, if slide content auto plays, then the testing condition = "all media/narration content must play (end) completely within 3 seconds"

* The "3-second play" condition applies to ALL media content (narration, videos, alerts, sounds, music, etc).
* This condition applies to ALL slides in the content (course).
The design decision = "do ALL slides in the course have narration/media that plays/ends completely within 3 seconds"?

* If "yes", then the entire course can be set to auto play.
* If "no" (i.e., some or all slides require a longer duration), then the entire course is set to "not auto play" (in order for the course GUI behavior to be consistent for the user).
From a "why is this a rule" point of view, the standard exists because auto play (narration/media) can startle and confuse people with learning disabilities, including people sensitive to too many things happening on the screen at one time or to sudden/unexpected noise/volume. Additionally, the hearing/vision-impaired user must have time to activate CC, simultaneous reader software issues, ... etc.

Thank you!
Claire


Claire Forbes
Project Control Specialist

Victor 12, Inc.
174 West Comstock Avenue Suite 104
​Winter Park, FL. 32789

Tel: 407-612-6011 x119
Fax: 407-985-1980
Web: www.victor12.com

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