RE: SC 2.2.2 (Blinking) and contrast ratio

Blink and flash have now been redefined.    Does this address the concern?  

 


blink


switch back and forth between two visual states in a way that that does not
qualify as flash <http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/#flash-def>  (e.g. it is
too slow or the change in relative luminance is too small to qualify as
flashing) 

Note: The slower blink is in contrast with flashing
<http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/#flash-def> , which refers to rapid changes
in brightness which can cause seizures. See general flash and
<http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/#general-thresholddef>  red flash
thresholds. 

 


flash


a pair of opposing changes in relative luminance of 10% or more where the
relative luminance of the darker image is below 0.80

Note: Flash is characterized by rapid changes of relative luminance
occurring more than three times per second, while blink
<http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/#blinksdef>  is less than three times per
second.

Note: See general flash
<http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/#general-thresholddef>  threshold and red
flash threshold for more precise information about the applicability and
constraints of flash.

 

 

Gregg

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Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D. 

 

 

 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org 

> [mailto:w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Christophe Strobbe

> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 4:57 AM

> To: wcag

> Subject: SC 2.2.2 (Blinking) and contrast ratio

> 

> 

> Hi,

> 

> The following question came out of some work on the Unified 

> Web Evaluation Methodology (UWEM) [1].

> The May 2007 draft of WCAG 2.0 defines blink as "turn on and 

> off between 0.5 and 3 times per second", with a note saying: 

> "The slower blink is in contrast with flashing, which refers 

> to rapid changes in brightness which can cause seizures. See 

> general flash and red flash thresholds."

> 

> However, the definition of blink does not specify a contrast 

> ratio between the on and of states, so any blinking fails the 

> success criterion, even if the contrast between the two 

> states is very low. 

> Of course, low contrast would fail SC 1.4.3 (Contrast 

> (Minimum)), but evaluators, especially automated tools, would 

> want to establish whether blinking content fails SC 2.2.2 by 

> itself, regardless whether it passes or fails SC 1.4.3.

> So, my question is: does *all* blinking content fail SC 

> 2.2.2? (I assume it currently does.) Should we add a note 

> about this to the definition of blink?

> 

> Best regards,

> 

> Christophe

> 

> [1] <http://www.wabcluster.org/uwem1_1/> UWEM is based on 

> WCAG 1.0; checkpoint 7.2 covers blinking content.

> 

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