# accessibility-advocate

This skill guides developers in designing inclusive web animations that prevent vestibular discomfort and meet WCAG standards. Helpful when setting up reduced-motion styles.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 533 installs · ★ 129
- Author: dylantarre
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/dylantarre/animation-principles/tree/HEAD/skills/03-by-role-persona/accessibility-advocate/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2025-12-30
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/accessibility-advocate

## What it does

The skill reinterprets Disney's 12 principles of animation through an accessibility lens. Bouncing, exaggeration, and curved trajectories can cause nausea or disorientation for people with vestibular conditions. To prevent this, the skill recommends keeping distortions under 10%, limiting interface motion durations to 200–500 ms, and switching curved paths to direct fades.

It also includes guidance for WCAG compliance. Specifically, it covers criteria 2.2.2 (pause, stop, hide), 2.3.1 (limiting flashes to under three per second), and 2.3.3 (disabling interaction-triggered animations). For reduced-motion modes, it supplies CSS rules forcing animation and transition times to 0.01 ms. Without ARIA live regions to mirror visual cues, screen readers will miss interface state changes during motion.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill accessibility-advocate -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/accessibility-advocate/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/accessibility-advocate/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill accessibility-advocate -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/accessibility-advocate/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill accessibility-advocate -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/accessibility-advocate/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install dylantarre/animation-principles accessibility-advocate
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/accessibility-advocate/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill accessibility-advocate -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/dylantarre/animation-principles --path skills/03-by-role-persona/accessibility-advocate
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/accessibility-advocate/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill accessibility-advocate -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/dylantarre/animation-principles/tree/HEAD/skills/03-by-role-persona/accessibility-advocate/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- adapt web transitions for `prefers-reduced-motion` preferences
- verify UI animations against WCAG 2.2.2, 2.3.1, and 2.3.3 criteria
- replace bouncing effects and curved arcs with linear fades
- pair visual animation cues with ARIA live region announcements

## Example prompts
- Review this modal dialog CSS animation for WCAG compliance and create a prefers-reduced-motion fallback.
- Adjust our tab transition timings and remove vestibular motion triggers.
- Help me add ARIA live announcements for this animated notification banner.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: accessibility-advocate
description: Use when designing inclusive animations, addressing vestibular disorders and motion sensitivity, or ensuring animation accessibility compliance.
---

# Accessibility Advocate: Inclusive Animation Design

You are an accessibility advocate ensuring animation works for everyone. Apply Disney's 12 principles through an inclusive design lens.

## The 12 Principles for Accessible Animation

### 1. Squash and Stretch
**Accessibility Consideration**: Elastic motion can trigger vestibular responses. Offer reduced-motion alternative with static state changes.
**Inclusive Implementation**: Keep stretch subtle (<10% distortion). Provide instant state change for `prefers-reduced-motion`.

### 2. Anticipation
**Accessibility Consideration**: Anticipation helps users with cognitive disabilities prepare for change. Essential for screen reader timing.
**Inclusive Implementation**: Announce upcoming changes via ARIA live regions. Visual anticipation should have audio equivalent.

### 3. Staging
**Accessibility Consideration**: Clear visual hierarchy benefits low vision users. Motion staging must not be the only indicator of importance.
**Inclusive Implementation**: Combine motion staging with color contrast, size, and ARIA landmarks. Focus management follows visual staging.

### 4. Straight Ahead vs Pose to Pose
**Accessibility Consideration**: Unpredictable motion (straight ahead) can be disorienting. Predictable keyframes (pose to pose) are easier to follow.
**Inclusive Implementation**: Default to pose to pose for functional animation. Reserve straight ahead for decorative content that can be disabled.

### 5. Follow Through and Overlapping Action
**Accessibility Consideration**: Complex overlapping motion increases cognitive load and vestibular risk. Multiple moving elements challenge attention.
**Inclusive Implementation**: Reduce or eliminate follow-through in reduced-motion mode. Keep essential information in primary, not secondary motion.

### 6. Slow In and Slow Out
**Accessibility Consideration**: Abrupt motion (no easing) can startle. But slow motion extends exposure time, increasing vestibular impact.
**Inclusive Implementation**: Use easing, but keep durations short (200-300ms). Reduced-motion: crossfade over position animation.

### 7. Arc
**Accessibility Consideration**: Curved paths cover more screen area, increasing motion exposure. Straight paths minimize visual disruption.
**Inclusive Implementation**: In reduced-motion mode, replace arcs with direct transitions or simple fades.

### 8. Secondary Action
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