onChange Event Rules

HTML Markup Details

onchange attribute

The onchange event is often used in conjunction with the select element to move people to other web pages.

select element

The select element provides a user to select from a list of items.

Accessibility Evaluation Rules

onChange Event Handler Rules

no.	FAE 2007	FAE 2008	Description
1	na	Pass/Warning	onChange event handler should not be used with the select element to cause a automatic change of focus or load a web page.

FAE Rule Implemetation

FAE 2007

The Illinois Functional Accessibility Evaluator (FAE) currently implements FAE 2007 rules.

The Illinois Firefox Accessibility Extension currently implements these rules.

FAE 2008

The FAE 2008 rules are designed to optimize the rules for implementation of Section 508, W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and Illinois Information technology Accessibility Act requirements and are based on the requirements of these standards and experience with the problems of FAE 2007.

The Illinois Firefox Accessibility Extension currently implements some of these rules.