Alternative to visual alerts

For systems that provide visual alerts regarding critically important information, people may need to receive auditory or tactile alerts instead.

Notes

Split apart from original. May still need to address

" Form and language " in first item

Mappings

Required ability	Accessibility characteristic	Support needed
Visual	Changes in content	Alternative

References

• Reference: 5-6 to have attention drawn to critically important information in the appropriate modality, form, and language
• Reference: 5-6-a to receive auditory alerts regarding the existence of critically important information (regardless of the modality of the information itself)
• Reference: 5-6-c to receive tactile alerts regarding the existence of critically important information (regardless of the modality of the information itself)

Tags

• unsure

Imported from https://github.com/accessiblecommunity/Digital-Accessibility-Framework/alert-visual-alternative.md