Auto-play audio control (audio-control-availability)

An accessible control is provided to pause, stop, or adjust the volume of audio content.


Autoplay audio without control:

This page plays ambient audio on load and provides no accessible way to pause or stop it:

Transcript:
Light wind, birdsong, and rustling leaves in a forest setting.

Note: Impossible to fully auto-detect. A human or AI tester must determine if autoplaying audio exists and whether a control is present early on the page to pause or stop it. Autoplay may be blocked by some browsers, but failure is based on the author’s intent and markup.

axe detected: none  |  QualWeb detected: 1.4.2