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From: chagnon@pubcom.com
Date: Feb 8, 2022 2:28PM

Gosh, is PDF from the Trusted Tester program a sample of what they use to teach accessible PDFs?

Quick glance found several problems, one of which is an empty list on page 4.
Drill down, expand the <LI> tags and the yellow content container boxes are empty.
I'm not sure how that could even have been made from any of our current software authoring programs and PDF export utilities.
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From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of Hayman, Douglass
Sent: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 3:54 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] [EXTERNAL] - Video and auto play

I'd refer to this PDF used in the Trusted Tester process.

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/trusted_tester_test_process_v5_0_aug_16_2019.pdf

and then look at page 17 for 1.4.2 as it doesn't say you cannot have auto play but that you should be able to stop it within the first three elements encountered.

It'd be great if the tool in question had user preferences wherein auto play was off by default but that offered the ability for the user to toggle that on for her/his choice from then out.

One web-based accessibility training I took in months ago would have taken several keystrokes just to get to the media player and hit play, so I can see why some would prefer auto play. As a sighted user it was no big deal for me to hit the play button for each new module chapter but doing keyboard-only screen reader trial of the same was cumbersome.

Doug Hayman
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From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of Claire Forbes
Sent: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 12:28 PM
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] - [WebAIM] Video and auto play

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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

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