Animated presentation

Java™ checkpoint 4.5

Provide an option to display animation in a non-animated presentation mode.

Rationale

Someone who is blind uses a computer with the aid of assistive technology such as a screen reader or a braille display. Assistive technology cannot read information that is animated, so it is not accessible.

Development techniques

One of the following techniques are the minimum required to meet Checkpoint 4.5 from the IBM Java Accessibility Checklist:

Provide an option which enables users to stop animation. Ensure that the information conveyed by the animation is still conveyed.
Provide an alternative or redundant way of presenting the information in a non animated way. For example, the user has the option of reading a text status message "loading" on the status line in addition to an animated icon.

Testing techniques

Test the software to ensure that it complies with accessibility requirements.

Tools for testing this checkpoint
Windows techniques for testing this checkpoint

Tools

There are no tools required to test this checkpoint.

Windows techniques

The following technique is required to verify this checkpoint:

	Action	Result
1	Go to the software options or preferences and enable the option to turn off animation. Go to the function that was animated and verify the animation is now disabled. With the animation disabled, verify information available through the animation is available another way.	Pass: The software provides an option to turn off animation and the same information available through animation is available in a non-animated mode, such as text. Fail: The software does not provide an option to turn off animation The software provides an option to disable animation, but when animation is turned off, the information available in the non-animated mode is not equivalent to the animation.

Last updated February 15, 2008.

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