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Re: Migraine?

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From: Egan, Bim
Date: Nov 22, 2006 7:30AM

Penny wrote:
> Does migraine count as a disability for accessibility purposes?

Shouldn't think so unfortunately Penny, but photosensitive epilepsy
does, and I have had reported to me that high contrast, fairly fast
scrolling text can have the same effect as strobe flashing. It can
make people with photo-sensitive epilepsy feel very ill and may even
risk making them have a fit.


Bim
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Bim Egan

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