Flashing
Flashing is generally a bad idea. It can cause all sorts of issues, from seizures to motion sickness. If you absolutely must have a flashing element, there are a few things to consider.
Testing
Failure at any step below constitutes a 508 compliance issue.
- Look for elements that contain flashing.
- Scrolling or blinking text
- Scrolling or blinking page elements
- Videos that contain flickering or flashing
- GIFs that contain flickering or flashing
- Check if you can determine the frequency of “flashing.”
- Check that the rate of flashing is less than 3 Hz (3 times a second), or scroll delay is set to >= 400.
Examples
Fails
This blinking text fails because the rate of flashing can’t be determined and it’s greater than 3 Hz.