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Avoid Screen Flicker
Guideline:
Design Web pages that do not cause the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.
Comment:
Five percent of people with epilepsy are photosensitive, and may have seizures triggered by certain screen flicker frequencies. Most current monitors are unlikely to provoke seizures.
Relative Importance:
This guideline has a relative importance rating of 2.
Strength of Evidence:
This guideline has a strength of evidence rating of 1.