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2.5.4 — Motion Actuation

Level A Operable

Operational summary

IF device/body movement activates a function, provide control-based operation AND allow motion response to be disabled. Review essential-motion and accessibility-supported-interface exceptions; do not equate this with reducing visual animation.

This is an original implementation summary, not replacement normative text. The sources below supply the precise requirement, its definitions and its qualifications.

Primary sources

• Normative text — W3C WCAG 2.2 Recommendation
• Understanding 2.5.4 — explanatory guidance

Registry record

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  "criterion_id": "2.5.4",
  "level": "A",
  "name": "Motion Actuation",
  "rule_definition": "../03-WCAG22-AA-REGISTRY.md#sc-2-5-4",
  "normative_source": "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#motion-actuation",
  "understanding_source": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/motion-actuation.html",
  "applicability_status": "NOT_EVALUATED",
  "assessment_status": "NOT_TESTED",
  "owner": null,
  "test_instance_ids": [],
  "exception_evidence_ids": []
}

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