Provide a submit button to initiate a change of context [H32]

Test info

Test for Success Criterion 3.2.2

About

Checked Elements: form elements

This test checks, if data in a form can be submitted explicitly by using submit buttons (input type="submit", input type="image", or button type="submit").

Short Description

Major changes in the content of the Web page can disorient users who are not able to view the entire page simultaneously, if they are made without user awareness. Using a button to submit data in a form explicitly is an appropriate control to use for causing a change of context.

WCAG 2.0

Principle 3: Understandable

Information and the operation of user interface must be understandable.
WCAG 2.0: Principle 3

Guideline 3.3: Input Assistance

Help users avoid and correct mistakes. Understanding Guideline 3.3

Success Criterion 3.2.2: On Input (Level A)

Changing the setting of any user interface component does not automatically cause a change of context unless the user has been advised of the behavior before using the component.
Understanding: Success Criterion 3.2.2

Techniques

H32: Providing submit buttons

Possible Results

Please check that implicit changes of context are described: Human input is necessary to verify, that the submit button is the only way to initiate a change of context with the form or that there is a description of the change before the initiating form control.
Please check that implicit changes of context are described: Human input is necessary to verify, that the submit button is the only way to initiate a change of context with the form or that there is a description of the change before the initiating form control.