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2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (A)

Summary of Pause, Stop, Hide Success Criteria

Anything that moves should have a method to Pause, Stop, or Hide it

Exception for Pause, Stop, Hide

Only Applies if...

Moving, blinking, or scrolling and...

• starts automatically
• last longer than 5 seconds
• presented with other content
• is not essential to the activity

or Auto-updating and...

• starts automatically
• presented with other content
• is not essential to the activity

Examples

• Advertisement that lasts 5 seconds exactly
• A 15-second fullpage advertisement
• Loading animation as only thing on page