Best Practice 1.8 – Provide alternative means for notification (Baseline level)

Ensure more than one means for notification that can be received by persons with visual and/or hearing impairments.

Before Rectification
A sample mobile application setting page with only “Ringtone” option for the alert of new messages.

This example only provides "Ringtone" option for the alert of new messages. Persons with hearing impairment cannot receive the alert.

After Rectification
A sample mobile application setting page with both “Ringtone” and “Vibrate” options for the alert of new messages

This allows users to select "Ringtone" and/or "Vibrate" options for the alert of new messages. Both persons with visual and/or hearing impairments can receive the alert.

W3C WCAG Reference: N/A

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