diff --git a/demos/spinner/default.html b/demos/spinner/default.html
index 35445a0e1..53fd81bf5 100644
--- a/demos/spinner/default.html
+++ b/demos/spinner/default.html
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 	<link type="text/css" href="../../themes/base/jquery.ui.all.css" rel="stylesheet" />
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../jquery-1.6.2.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../external/jquery.mousewheel-3.0.4.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../external/jquery.global.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/jquery.ui.core.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/jquery.ui.widget.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/jquery.ui.button.js"></script>
@@ -13,7 +14,11 @@
 	<link type="text/css" href="../demos.css" rel="stylesheet" />
 	<script type="text/javascript">
 	$(function() {
-		$("#spinner").spinner();
+		$("#spinner").spinner({
+			change: function() {
+				console.log( "change" );
+			}
+		});
 		
 		$("#disable").toggle(function() {
 			$("#spinner").spinner("disable");
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.spinner.js b/ui/jquery.ui.spinner.js
index 6004f0bc6..71f6a2332 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.spinner.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.spinner.js
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.spinner", {
 
 	_setOption: function( key, value ) {
 		if ( key === "value" ) {
-			return this._setOptionValue( value );
+			return this._value( value );
 		}
 
 		this._super( "_setOption", key, value );
@@ -303,14 +303,6 @@ $.widget( "ui.spinner", {
 		}
 	},
 
-	_setOptionValue: function( value ) {
-		var previous = this.options.value;
-		this._value( value );
-		if ( previous !== this.options.value ) {
-			this._trigger( "change" );
-		}
-	},
-
 	_setOptions: modifier(function( options ) {
 		this._super( "_setOptions", options );
 
@@ -342,6 +334,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.spinner", {
 	_value: function( value ) {
 		this.options.value = this._trimValue( this._parse(value) );
 		this._format();
+		this._aria();
 	},
 
 	destroy: function() {