diff --git a/dojo-typings/build.gradle b/dojo-typings/build.gradle
--- a/dojo-typings/build.gradle
+++ b/dojo-typings/build.gradle
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ typescript {
 
 configureTsTest {
     compilerOptions {
-        types = ["../main/typings/dojo/modules","../main/typings/dijit/modules"]
+        types = [
+            "../main/typings/dojo/modules",
+            "../main/typings/dijit/modules",
+            "../main/typings/dojo/NodeList-fx"
+        ]
         module = "ESNext"
         it.target = "ESNext"
     }
diff --git a/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dijit/dijit.d.ts b/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dijit/dijit.d.ts
--- a/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dijit/dijit.d.ts
+++ b/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dijit/dijit.d.ts
@@ -549,10 +549,6 @@ declare namespace dijit {
         onClose(): boolean;
     }
 
-    type Props<T> = {
-        [k in Exclude<keyof T, keyof object>] : T[k] extends (...args: any) => any ? never: k;
-    }[ keyof T];
-
     interface _WidgetBase {
         /**
          * Used across all instances a hash to cache attribute names and their getter
@@ -603,7 +599,7 @@ declare namespace dijit {
          * Watches a property for changes
          */
         watch(callback: <K extends keyof any>(prop: K, oldValue: any, newValue: any) => void): dojo.WatchHandle;
-        watch<K extends Props<this>>(name: K, callback: (prop: K, oldValue: this[K], newValue: this[K]) => void): dojo.WatchHandle;
+        watch<K extends keyof this>(name: K, callback: (prop: K, oldValue: this[K], newValue: this[K]) => void): dojo.WatchHandle;
     }
 
     type EventInitArgs<T extends Event> = {
@@ -771,25 +767,14 @@ declare namespace dijit {
          * Used by widgets to signal that a synthetic event occurred, ex:
          * |	myWidget.emit("attrmodified-selectedChildWidget", {}).
          */
-        emit<K extends keyof Events>(eventName: K, evt: EventInitArgs<Events[K]>): void;
-
-        /**
-         * @param type 
-         * @param eventObj 
-         * @param callbackArgs 
-         */
-        emit<K extends string>(
-            type: K,
-            eventObj?: K extends keyof Events ? EventInitArgs<Events[K]> : any,
-            callbackArgs?: any[]
-        ): any;
+        emit<K extends keyof Events>(eventName: K, evt: EventInitArgs<Events[K]>, callbackArgs?: any[]): any;
 
         /**
          * Call specified function when event occurs, ex: myWidget.on("click", function(){ ... }).
          */
         on<K extends keyof Events>(eventName: K, cb: (evt: Events[K]) => void): dojo.WatchHandle;
 
-        on(type: string | dojo.ExtensionEvent, func: dojo.EventListener | Function): dojo.WatchHandle;
+        on(type: dojo.ExtensionEvent, func: dojo.EventListener): dojo.WatchHandle;
 
         /**
          * Returns a string that represents the widget.
diff --git a/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dijit/form.d.ts b/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dijit/form.d.ts
--- a/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dijit/form.d.ts
+++ b/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dijit/form.d.ts
@@ -455,6 +455,8 @@ declare namespace dijit {
 
             startup(): void;
             destroy(preserveDom?: boolean): void;
+
+            _setValueAttr(value: any): void;
         }
 
         interface _FormMixinConstructor extends dojo._base.DeclareConstructor<_FormMixin> { }
diff --git a/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dojo/dojo.d.ts b/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dojo/dojo.d.ts
--- a/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dojo/dojo.d.ts
+++ b/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dojo/dojo.d.ts
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 		/**
 		 * number of decimal places to show.  Default is defined based on which currency is used.
 		 */
-		places?: number;
+		places?: string | number;
 	}
 
 	interface CurrencyParseOptions extends NumberParseOptions {
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 		/**
 		 * number of decimal places to show.  Default is defined based on which currency is used.
 		 */
-		places?: number;
+		places?: number | string;
 
 		/**
 		 * Whether to include the fractional portion, where the number of decimal places are implied by the currency
@@ -783,13 +783,17 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 
 	/* dojo/Evented */
 
-	interface Evented {
-		on(type: string | ExtensionEvent, listener: EventListener | Function): Handle;
-		emit(type: string | ExtensionEvent, ...events: any[]): boolean;
+	interface Evented<EM extends { [e in string]: any; } = any> {
+        on<E extends keyof EM>(type: E, listener: (this: this, ...args: EM[E] extends any[] ? EM[E]: [EM[E]]) => void ): Handle;
+
+		on(type: ExtensionEvent, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): Handle;
+		
+        emit<E extends keyof EM>(type: E, ...args: EM[E] extends any[] ? EM[E] : [EM[E]] );
+        emit(type: ExtensionEvent, ...events: any[]): boolean;
 	}
 
 	interface EventedConstructor extends _base.DeclareConstructor<Evented> {
-		new (params?: Object): Evented;
+		new <T>(params?: Object): Evented<T>;
 	}
 
 	/* dojo/fx */
@@ -1238,7 +1242,7 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 		 * fixed number of decimal places to show.  This overrides any
 		 * information in the provided pattern.
 		 */
-		places?: number;
+		places?: number | string;
 
 		/**
 		 * 5 rounds to nearest .5; 0 rounds to nearest whole (default). -1
@@ -1353,7 +1357,7 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 		 * not given, the decimal part is optional and the number of places is
 		 * unlimited.
 		 */
-		places?: number;
+		places?: number | string;
 
 		/**
 		 * A string for the character used as the decimal point.  Default
diff --git a/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dojo/modules.d.ts b/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dojo/modules.d.ts
--- a/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dojo/modules.d.ts
+++ b/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dojo/modules.d.ts
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ declare module 'dojo/errors/RequestTimeo
 }
 
 declare module 'dojo/Evented' {
-	type Evented = dojo.Evented;
+	type Evented<T> = dojo.Evented<T>;
 	const Evented: dojo.EventedConstructor;
 	export = Evented;
 }
diff --git a/dojo-typings/src/test/ts/EventedTests.ts b/dojo-typings/src/test/ts/EventedTests.ts
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dojo-typings/src/test/ts/EventedTests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import * as Evented from "dojo/Evented";
+
+interface DoorEvents {
+    open: { authorized: boolean }
+    close: void
+}
+
+const door = new Evented<DoorEvents>();
+
+door.on("open", evt => evt.authorized);
+
+door.on<any>("location-change", (x,y,z) => x+y+z);
+
+door.emit("open", { authorized: false });
+door.emit("close");
+door.emit<any>("location-change");
diff --git a/dojo-typings/src/test/ts/NodeListFxTests.ts b/dojo-typings/src/test/ts/NodeListFxTests.ts
--- a/dojo-typings/src/test/ts/NodeListFxTests.ts
+++ b/dojo-typings/src/test/ts/NodeListFxTests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import "dojo/NodeList-fx";
+import * as NodeList from "dojo/NodeList-fx";
 
-declare const nl: dojo.NodeList<Node>;
+const nl: dojo.NodeList<Node> = new NodeList();
 
 const anim: dojo._base.Animation = nl.fadeIn();
 const anim2: dojo._base.Animation = nl.fadeIn({duration: 500});
diff --git a/dojo-typings/src/test/ts/_WidgetTests.ts b/dojo-typings/src/test/ts/_WidgetTests.ts
--- a/dojo-typings/src/test/ts/_WidgetTests.ts
+++ b/dojo-typings/src/test/ts/_WidgetTests.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ w.emit("click", {} );
 
 w.emit("click", {} );
 
-w.emit("some-extra-event", {});
+w.emit<any>("some-extra-event", {});
 
 w.on("click", e => e);
-w.on("some-extra-event", e => e);
+w.on<any>("some-extra-event", e => e);