Summary
This Success Criterion ensures that users can control audio that plays automatically on a webpage. If any audio on a website plays for more than 3 seconds, users should have the ability to pause, stop, or mute it. This helps people with certain disabilities to navigate the web easier.
Lyrics
VERSE 1:
Welcome to my website, but wait, what’s that sound?
Music starts to blasting when the page loads around
My screen reader’s talking, but I can’t hear a word
One point four point two says this shouldn’t be heard
When audio plays itself without my say
It drowns out the voices that help me find my way
Three seconds is the limit before control must appear
Let me pause or stop it, make the options clear
CHORUS:
Give me control, let me decide
When the music plays or stays aside
Screen readers need the quiet space
To guide me through your digital place
One point four point two, it’s simple and it’s true
Don’t let your sounds play through and through
VERSE 2:
Some folks need focus when they read your text
Background music makes them feel perplexed
The volume slider should be mine to command
Not tied to my system, but right there at hand
You want to share your soundtrack, that’s perfectly fine
Just let me press play when I’m ready, not on your time
Because when sounds compete, accessibility fails
Let users control their audio trails
CHORUS:
Give me control, let me decide
When the music plays or stays aside
Screen readers need the quiet space
To guide me through your digital place
One point four point two, it’s simple and it’s true
Don’t let your sounds play through and through
BRIDGE/OUTRO:****
So before you autoplay that catchy tune
Remember who might visit your site real soon
A button to start is better than one to stop
Let everyone enjoy your content from the top
Three seconds or less, or controls that are clear
That’s how we make the web work for every ear
Sound Influences
psychedelic surf rock, reverb-drenched electric guitars, vintage fender amp tones, laid-back drumming, woozy vocals with heavy effects processing, tremolo guitar effects, spring reverb, analog tape saturation, beachy atmosphere, slow-burning tempo, hazy production, vintage drum kit with brushes, subtle bass lines, nostalgic melancholic mood, lo-fi aesthetic, australian psych influence
Version Number: 1.2