Accessibility and Marker Animations

Hi all, 

We are retrofitting a number of Storyline courses, and this is one of the areas we had flagged by an auditor. (the Marker swirling/pulsing)

The auditors' flag had to do with the swirling/pulsing's duration rather than the flash rate.

Even animations that adhere to the less than 3 flashes per second rule, are still a problem under the 5 second duration rule.

From the WCAG guidelines: (bold text mine)

Success Criterion 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide§

(Level A)

For moving, blinking, scrolling, or auto-updating information, all of the following are true:

For any moving, blinking or scrolling information that (1) starts automatically, (2) lasts more than five seconds, and (3) is presented in parallel with other content, there is a mechanism for the user to pause, stop, or hide it unless the movement, blinking, or scrolling is part of an activity where it is essential; and