Re: A question about immediate feedback

Hi Mark,

I documented toasts and similar design patterns that automatically
disappear as a WCAG violations almost seven years ago to the day.

Alert Dialog Example: Is disappearing toaster alert WCAG compliant? #756
<https://github.com/w3c/aria-practices/issues/756>
The more you know!

Brooks

On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM Mark Magennis <Mark.Magennis@skillsoft.com>
wrote:

> Adam Cooper said:  "It should be onscreen for as long as you believe it
> is necessary for everybody to consume its content and then disappear."
>
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> Adam, I would have thought that automatically disappearing toast
> notifications are a violation of 2.2.1 Timing Adjustable. Unless they
> disappear when they are no longer valid or one of the other mechanisms
> (turn off, adjust, extend) are implemented.
>
> Interested to hear your view on this.
>
> Mark
>