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Images (A)
Multimedia (B)
Color (C)
Styles (D)
Server Image Maps (E)
Client Image Maps (F)
Simple Tables (G)
Complex Tables (H)
Frames (I)
Screen Flicker (J)
Text-Only (K)
Scripts (L)
Plug-ins (M)
Forms (N)
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Checkpoint J

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Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.


Why this is important: At worst, flickering and flashing page elements can cause epileptic seizures in some viewers. They are also disruptive to many readers with cognitive disabilities or low vision. At best, they have become an irritant to nearly everyone.


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