3.2.5: Change on Request [AAA]
Description
Changes of context are initiated only by user request or a mechanism is available to turn off such changes.
Sufficient Techniques
Sufficient Techniques for Success Criterion 3.2.5
Note: Other techniques may also be sufficient if they meet the success criterion. See Understanding Techniques.
Situation A: If the Web page allows automatic updates:
Situation B: If automatic redirects are possible:
Situation C: If the Web page uses pop-up windows:
- Including pop-up windows using one of the following techniques:
Situation D: If using an onchange event on a select element:
Advisory Techniques
Advisory Techniques for Success Criterion 3.2.5
Failures
Failures for Success Criterion 3.2.5
- F60: Failure of Success Criterion 3.2.5 due to launching a new window when a user enters text into an input field
- F61: Failure of Success Criterion 3.2.5 due to complete change of main content through an automatic update that the user cannot disable from within the content
- F9: Failure of Success Criterion 3.2.5 due to changing the context when the user removes focus from a form element
- F22: Failure of Success Criterion 3.2.5 due to opening windows that are not requested by the user
- F52: Failure of Success Criterion 3.2.1 and 3.2.5 due to opening a new window as soon as a new page is loaded
- F40: Failure due to using meta redirect with a time limit
- F41: Failure of Success Criterion 2.2.1, 2.2.4, and 3.2.5 due to using meta refresh to reload the page