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From: Angela French
Date: Thu, Nov 15 2012 3:13PM
Subject: issue with onChange in dynamic select list
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Hello,
In the app we are building we've got an issue with a set of dynamic select lists. The selection in the first select list populates the content of the second select list. The javascript uses the onChange event handler making it impossible for me, using the keyboard to test, to get past the first item in the first select list because the postback to the page happens immediately. Continued use of the down arrow just navigates me down the page. I'm afraid this would be inaccessible to both screen readers and keyboard users.

I'm looking for advice on a solution.

Thank you,

Angela French
Internet Specialist
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
360-704-4316
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http://www.checkoutacollege.com/

From: Lucy Greco
Date: Thu, Nov 15 2012 3:15PM
Subject: Re: issue with onChange in dynamic select list
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does it have to be on change can it be on select

On 11/15/12, Angela French < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> Hello,
> In the app we are building we've got an issue with a set of dynamic select
> lists. The selection in the first select list populates the content of the
> second select list. The javascript uses the onChange event handler making
> it impossible for me, using the keyboard to test, to get past the first item
> in the first select list because the postback to the page happens
> immediately. Continued use of the down arrow just navigates me down the
> page. I'm afraid this would be inaccessible to both screen readers and
> keyboard users.
>
> I'm looking for advice on a solution.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Angela French
> Internet Specialist
> State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
> 360-704-4316
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> http://www.checkoutacollege.com/
>
> > > >

--
Lucia Greco
Web Access Analyst
IST-Campus Technology Services
University of California, Berkeley
(510) 289-6008
http://webaccess.berkeley.edu

From: Angela French
Date: Thu, Nov 15 2012 3:20PM
Subject: Re: issue with onChange in dynamic select list
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Is there a keyboard method/combination that could be used to accomplish this task?

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>does it have to be on change can it be on select
>
>On 11/15/12, Angela French < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>> Hello,
>> In the app we are building we've got an issue with a set of dynamic
>> select lists. The selection in the first select list populates the
>> content of the second select list. The javascript uses the onChange
>> event handler making it impossible for me, using the keyboard to test,
>> to get past the first item in the first select list because the
>> postback to the page happens immediately. Continued use of the down
>> arrow just navigates me down the page. I'm afraid this would be
>> inaccessible to both screen readers and keyboard users.
>>
>> I'm looking for advice on a solution.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Angela French
>> Internet Specialist
>> State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
>> 360-704-4316
>> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
>> http://www.checkoutacollege.com/
>>
>> >> >> list messages to = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
>>
>
>
>--
>Lucia Greco
>Web Access Analyst
>IST-Campus Technology Services
>University of California, Berkeley
>(510) 289-6008
>http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
>>>messages to = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =

From: Jared Smith
Date: Thu, Nov 15 2012 5:30PM
Subject: Re: issue with onChange in dynamic select list
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Angela-

There are several excellent responses in the list archives for when
you asked this same question last year -
http://webaim.org/discussion/mail_thread?threadG37

Jared