Audio is not played automatically

Design and Developer Notes

Ensure audio doesn’t auto-play

When creating interface designs, avoid including components which auto-play audio.

When audio content plays automatically and doesn’t stop after a couple of seconds, people using screen readers will find it difficult to hear software announcements. If you must include audio, provide a way to control the audio — allow the user to pause/stop it easily. This enables blind and partially sighted people to choose how and when they listen to your audio content.

Testing Notes

Audio is not played automatically

If any audio on a Web page plays automatically for more than 3 seconds, either a mechanism is available to pause or stop the audio, or a mechanism is available to control audio volume independently from the overall system volume level

Impact range: High

Test type: Manual

WCAG Reference: Understanding Success Criterion 1.4.2 Audio Control