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Re: alternative to use of onChange in select menus

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From: Steve Faulkner
Date: Jun 9, 2011 7:24AM

also note that in browsers other than IE the navigation of the select
options uisng the keyboard does not cause the onchange event to fire, the
user having selected an option must press enter to activate the event.

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On 9 June 2011 13:48, < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Use of onChange on a dropdown menu is certainly not a best practice for
> accessibility, but it is not a drop dead barrier either. Screen reader and
> other keyboard users can use the dropdown if they open it with alt+down
> arrow, then move to their selection and tab out of the control. The problem
> occurs if they simply try to use the down arrow without opening the control.
> Some folks argue that these folks are simply not using their keyboards
> correctly.
>
> Michael Moore
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto:
> <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Angela French
> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 5:47 PM
> To: 'WebAim Forum ( <EMAIL REMOVED> )'
> Subject: [WebAIM] alternative to use of onChange in select menus
>
> I am exploring options to reworking the functionality of the Quicklinks
> select (drop down) menu found in top of our global banner on this site:
> http://www.sbctc.edu/index.aspx . It relies on the JavaScript onChange
> event which makes it unusable to either screen readers or keyboard users
> (correct me please if I am wrong).
>
> Does anyone have an example URL they might direct me to of an alternative
> to this approach?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Angela French
> Internet Specialist
> State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
> 360-704-4316
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
> http://www.checkoutacollege.com<;http://www.checkoutacollege.com/>;
>
>