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developing Core requirement

Body Movements Not Relied On

Group: input-operation • Guideline: input-operation

Summary in Plain English

Functionality cannot depend solely on full or gross body movement, unless that movement is essential to what the function is.

Why It Matters

Requiring someone to move their whole body excludes wheelchair users, people with limited mobility and anyone seated at a fixed workstation.

Scope: When This Applies

The draft's own conditions, quoted from guidelines/groups/input-operation/input-operation/body-movements-not-relied-on.md.

Except when

  • Full or gross body movement is essential to the functionality.

Notes in the draft

This includes both detection of body movement and actions to the device, such as shaking, that require body movement.