developing Supplemental requirement
Notifications Adjustable
Summary in Plain English
Where notifications or other interruptions occur, their timing or position can be changed, suppressed or saved - unless the notification is an emergency or is otherwise essential.
Why It Matters
Interruptions break concentration and can steal focus mid-task, which is particularly costly for people with attention-related and cognitive disabilities.
Scope: When This Applies
The draft's own conditions, quoted from guidelines/groups/user-control/assistive-technology-control/notifications-adjustable.md.
Applies when
- Notifications or other interruptions are present.
Except when
- The notification involves an emergency or is essential.