For moving, blinking, scrolling, or auto-updating information, users can pause, stop, or hide it.
ADA Relevance: Level A is the minimum baseline. Failing this criterion is a clear ADA violation and one of the easiest violations for plaintiff attorneys to identify.
Moving content is distracting and can prevent users with cognitive disabilities from reading the rest of the page.
Check for carousels, auto-scrolling content, animations, live feeds, and blinking elements. Verify controls to pause/stop/hide are present and keyboard accessible.
Add pause/stop controls to carousels and auto-updating content. Respect the prefers-reduced-motion media query. Don't auto-play animations longer than 5 seconds without controls.
These industries commonly fail WCAG 2.2.2 due to the nature of their website content and functionality:
Different platforms have different levels of built-in support for WCAG 2.2.2:
WCAG 2.2.2 requires that for moving, blinking, scrolling, or auto-updating information, users can pause, stop, or hide it. This is a Level A criterion under the Operable principle, meaning it is a minimum baseline requirement.
Check for carousels, auto-scrolling content, animations, live feeds, and blinking elements. Verify controls to pause/stop/hide are present and keyboard accessible.
Yes. WCAG 2.2.2 is a Level A criterion, and courts consistently reference WCAG 2.1 AA as the standard for ADA compliance. Failing to meet this criterion creates legal exposure for ADA lawsuits, which typically settle for $10,000 to $75,000+.
Failing WCAG 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide means moving content is distracting and can prevent users with cognitive disabilities from reading the rest of the page. This violation is detectable by automated scanning tools that ADA plaintiff attorneys use to identify lawsuit targets. ADA CodeFix can scan your site for this specific violation and provide AI-generated code fixes.
ADA CodeFix automatically scans for Pause, Stop, Hide violations and provides AI-generated code fixes — not overlay widgets.
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