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               <td valign="top" nowrap="true" class="name">Avoid auto-refreshing pages</td>
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               <td valign="top" align="right" nowrap="true" colspan="2" class="requirements">WAI / WCAG 1.0 Priority 2 checkpoint 7.4</td>
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                     The page is automatically updated after a given time.
                     It is best to remove this behavior.
                     
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                     Until browsers will allow users to turn off these automatically
                     updating features, do not use auto-refresh or auto-redirect.
                     
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                     Try to achieve a similar effect by specifying cache expiration dates
                     and by appropriately configuring the web server. This would not affect the 
                     accessibility of the pages because they would change only as an
                     effect of the user explicitly reloading the page on the browser.
                     
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                     Pages that are automatically updated may pose significant problems to
                     users who are disabled or who use technology that hinders normal
                     interaction patterns.
                     
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                     For example, screen readers might not be working properly when the
                     page updates, or people with physical disabilities might not be able
                     to move quickly or accurately through the page content and navigation
                     items. Users without disabilities may also face problems if, for various reasons, they
                     are slow in reading the page; for example if they use a very slow Internet
                     connection, or if they use a small screen that forces them to slow down
                     the reading pace.
                     
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                     Until browsers will allow users to turn off these automatically
                     updating features, do not use auto-refresh.
                     
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