The accessibility guide · Motion and media
Music that starts on its own
Music that starts on its own plays right over the screen reader a blind guest navigates by — and sends everyone else reaching for the close button.
The choice you’re proud of
Music or sound that starts on its own
What it actually is
Audio that begins the moment the page loads, with the controls buried or missing.
Who it shuts out
A blind guest's screen reader talks out loud — your music plays right over the one voice they're navigating by, so they can't hear it. Anyone in a quiet office or next to a sleeping baby just closes the tab. And people with attention or cognitive disabilities can't concentrate through sound they didn't ask for and can't easily stop.