diff --git a/understanding/20/three-flashes-or-below-threshold.html b/understanding/20/three-flashes-or-below-threshold.html index 20e30c5642..cbd041d3d8 100644 --- a/understanding/20/three-flashes-or-below-threshold.html +++ b/understanding/20/three-flashes-or-below-threshold.html @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@

Intent of Three Flashes or Below Threshold

Individuals who have photosensitive seizure disorders can have a seizure triggered by content that flashes at certain frequencies for more than a few flashes. People are even more sensitive to red flashing than to other colors, so a special test is - provided for saturated red flashing. These guidelines are based on guidelines for - the broadcasting industry as adapted for computer screens, where content is viewed + provided for saturated red flashing. These guidelines were originally based on guidelines for + the broadcasting industry as adapted for desktop monitors, where content is viewed from a closer distance (using a larger angle of vision).

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Intent of Three Flashes or Below Threshold

did not allow any flashing (even of a single pixel) within a broad frequency range (3 to 50 Hz). This Success Criterion is based on existing specifications in use in the UK and by others for television broadcast and has been adapted for computer display - viewing. The 1024 x 768 screen is used as the reference screen resolution for the + viewing. In WCAG 2.0, the 1024 x 768 screen was used as the reference screen resolution for the evaluation. The 341 x 256 pixel block represents a 10 degree viewport at a typical viewing distance. (The 10 degree field is taken from the original specifications and represents the central vision portion of the eye, where people are most susceptible to photo stimuli.)

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With the proliferation of mobile and devices of many sizes, as well as the adoption of CSS pixels as a density-independent unit of measurement, the prior assessment criteria seem outdated. However, an image of a consistent size uses up relatively the same percentage of a user's visual field on any device. On a large screen, the image takes up less size, but the large screen takes up a larger part of the visual field. On a mobile screen, the image may take up most or all of the screen; however, the mobile screen itself takes up a smaller portion of the user's visual field. So the same dimension of the flashing content, represented in CSS pixels can still provide a consistent means of assessment. Substituting CSS pixels for the original pixel block means that the assessment becomes 341 x 256 CSS pixels, or a flashing area of 87,296 CSS pixels.

The combined area of flashes occurring concurrently and contiguously means the total area that is actually flashing at the same time. It is calculated by adding up the