The only issue with JavaScript is whether the feedback from it is readily available to the user. So a rollover/dropdown menu isn't directly accessible, but if you have the same links available elsewhere on the page then you're fine. With client side form validation, you typically put up an alert box that textually tells the person where the problem is, so in that case you should be fine. If though, when you tab out of a field it causes some dhtml text to show up elsewhere on the same page as an alert, there is no way for a non-visual person to realize that some text showed up, so that's not compliant.
-Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Carlisle, Eric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 2:31 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: OT: Form validation & 508 compliancy > > > I realize that sometimes it's better to use client side validation on > forms... Sometimes server side... Sometimes both. > > Are there any rules of thumb to using client side (JavaScript) > validation on > 508 compliant forms? > > Thanks :-) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
