Seizure Disabilities

Question 1

What is the most common flicker or flash rate to trigger seizures?

Answer 1

flashes/flickers between 16-25 times per second

Question 2

What are some of the symptoms that can occur during a seizure?

Answer 2

1. Visual hallucinations
2. Inability to speak
3. Convulsions
4. Loss of muscle tone
5. Staring
6. Falling down
7. Biting the tongue
8. Loss of control of the bladder or bowels

Question 3

How is epilepsy defined?

Answer 3

Either two or more seizures, or a tendency to have recurrent seizures

Question 4

What are some of the barriers for people with seizure disabilities?

Answer 4

1. Activities in which a loss of consciousness could cause serious harm (e.g. swimming, bathing, using power tools)
2. Driving
3. Moving, blinking, or flickering content in videos, films, websites, or other animation
4. Web browsers and media players that do not provide controls to turn off videos or other animation with content that flashes or flickers