{
  "id": "F41",
  "rulePrefix": "F41",
  "variant": null,
  "ruleType": "w3c-failure",
  "scanScope": "specimen",
  "synthetic": false,
  "status": "current",
  "title": "Failure of Success Criterion 2.2.1, 2.2.4, and 3.2.5 due to using meta refresh to reload the page",
  "summary": "using meta refresh to reload the page",
  "whyItFails": "This page reproduces the F41 failure pattern so auditors can verify detection against 2.2.1, 2.2.4, 3.2.5.",
  "principles": [
    "operable",
    "understandable"
  ],
  "guidelines": [
    "2.2",
    "3.2"
  ],
  "successCriteria": [
    {
      "id": "2.2.1",
      "name": "Timing Adjustable",
      "level": "A",
      "slug": "timing-adjustable"
    },
    {
      "id": "2.2.4",
      "name": "Interruptions",
      "level": "AAA",
      "slug": "interruptions"
    },
    {
      "id": "3.2.5",
      "name": "Change on Request",
      "level": "AAA",
      "slug": "change-on-request"
    }
  ],
  "versions": [
    "2.0",
    "2.1",
    "2.2"
  ],
  "automatable": "yes",
  "requires": [
    "html"
  ],
  "isolated": true,
  "pairWith": [],
  "w3c": {
    "understanding": [
      "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/timing-adjustable",
      "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/interruptions",
      "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/change-on-request"
    ],
    "quickref": [
      "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/#timing-adjustable",
      "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/#interruptions",
      "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/#change-on-request"
    ],
    "technique": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Techniques/failures/F41"
  },
  "specimen": {
    "html": "<a href=\"#main\" tabindex=\"5\">Skip (tabindex 5)</a>\n<a href=\"#nav\" tabindex=\"1\">Nav first (tabindex 1)</a>\n<p id=\"main\">Content follows an unnatural tab order.</p>",
    "css": "",
    "js": "",
    "assets": []
  },
  "expectedFindings": [
    {
      "sc": "2.2.1",
      "outcome": "fail",
      "note": "Specimen demonstrates failure of 2.2.1."
    },
    {
      "sc": "2.2.4",
      "outcome": "fail",
      "note": "Specimen demonstrates failure of 2.2.4."
    },
    {
      "sc": "3.2.5",
      "outcome": "fail",
      "note": "Specimen demonstrates failure of 3.2.5."
    }
  ],
  "mustNotFlag": [],
  "manualCheck": "Confirm the specimen demonstrates the documented F41 failure in isolation.",
  "generated": {
    "url": "https://wcagfail.patternd.io/specimens/F41/",
    "lastmod": "2026-10-08"
  }
}