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Issue List: Issue: Use of onChange event in drop-down menus

Issue 21

TitleUse of onChange event in drop-down menus
StatusVerification
PriorityHigh
Description

Need to ensure that dropdown menus do not automatically change the page view onchange.

Reporterjcameron
Date ReportedWed, 22 Jul 2009
Last UpdatedTue, 03 Aug 2010
Version8.3
Section

We recently reviewed dropdown menus in the Learning Environment and added Apply/Go buttons to fields that were identified as unusable by screen reader or keyboard users. There are still areas that use dropdown menus without an Apply/Go button. We believe that changing the design of these dropdown menus will negatively impact the usability of the functionality. The dropdown menus always include descriptive text as the first option so that keyboard and screen reader users are not redirected on entry. Users can navigate the dropdown using Shift and the arrow keys. We provide tips on using dropdown menus in our Accessibility Quick Start Guide.

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