A user with an attention impairment will MOST benefit when an auto-updating slideshow provides

Question breakdown

Tests

Match accessibility features to the needs of users with attention-related disabilities

Difficulty

Easy

Key idea: Automatically moving content distracts users with attention impairments, so they need a way to pause, stop or hide it (WCAG 2.2.2).

How to reach the answer

1. Identify the disability: an attention impairment means difficulty filtering out distractions.
2. Identify the content: an auto-updating slideshow creates constant motion and change.
3. WCAG Success Criterion 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide requires a control for moving or auto-updating content.
4. The other options serve blind, low-vision or keyboard-only users, not attention needs.

Each option

• AIncorrect. Alt text mainly helps screen reader users who cannot see the images.
• BIncorrect. Avoiding images of text helps low-vision users and those who customize text, not attention issues.
• CCorrect. Pausing or stopping the motion removes the distraction that disrupts focus for users with attention impairments.
• DIncorrect. Keyboard operability helps users with motor or vision disabilities but does not address distracting movement.

Common trap: Keyboard access to controls (D) seems relevant because it involves controls, but the deciding need is stopping the motion itself.

In practice: Carousels on home pages are a common audit finding; testers check that a visible pause button exists and that auto-advancing stops when users interact.

Remember: For moving or auto-updating content, give users a way to pause, stop or hide it so they can focus.

Drafted with AI assistance and checked against the answer key.