Why it matters
Users with disabilities often need more time to read, understand, and interact with content. Strict time limits create barriers.
Common violations
- Session timeouts without warning
- Auto-advancing carousels or slideshows
- Forms that expire without option to extend
- Timed quizzes with no accommodation
Code examples
Bad
<div data-timeout="30000">Complete within 30 seconds</div>Good
<div role="alert">Session expires in 2 minutes. <button>Extend session</button></div>How to fix
Provide warnings before timeouts, allow users to extend time limits by at least 10x, or offer the option to disable time limits entirely.
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