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ArticleACM transactions on accessible computing2024

International Guidelines for Photosensitive Epilepsy: Gap Analysis and Recommendations.

J Bern Jordan, Gregg C Vanderheiden

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Article in ACM transactions on accessible computing, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Evaluating Conformance of Video Safety Tools for Photosensitive Epilepsy.Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction : 19th International Conference, UAHCI 2025, held as part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22-27, 2025, Proceedings. Part I · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

J Bern JordanUniversity of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Gregg C VanderheidenUniversity of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.

Funding

ACL HHS 90REGE0008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

People with photosensitive epilepsy may have seizures caused by flashing lights, patterns, and video sequences. Because of this, there is increasing interest among researchers, developers, and companies toward making content safer. There are five major guidelines (from the U.K., Japan, ISO, ITU, and W3C) to limit risk in different technology domains that have been created since the mid-1990s. All address similar risk factors, but they are not fully harmonized and can be confusing. Furthermore, there have been significant changes in technology since the guidelines were introduced. This article compares and clarifies the guidelines, describes risk factors that have changed (such as the reduction of risk due to display technology), gaps in our knowledge, the coverage of new technology, and new characteristics (such as the duration and synchronicity of individual flash transitions) that may need to be accounted for. The authors suggest working values for new thresholds and propose updated guidelines.

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flashflickergamesseizurestandardstelevisionvideo

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PMID40026540
PMCPMC11872230

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