onMouseDown/Up Event Rules

HTML Markup Details

onmousedown, onmousedown and onmousemove attributes

The onmousedown, onmouseup and onmousemove event handlers are used to create drag and drop user interface elements. The equivalnet functionality provided by the drag and drop user interface must also be provided through a keyboard interface.

Accessibility Evaluation Rules

onmousedown, onmouseup and onmousemove Event Handler Rules

no.	FAE 2007	FAE 2008	Description
1	na	Pass/Check	The functionality provided by onmousedown, onmouseup and onmousemove event handlers should have keyboard equivalents to perform the same functions that can be achived with the mouse actions.

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.