Our platform gives you an accessible foundation, and a few quick checks will confirm your survey content keeps it that way. Ten minutes with a keyboard and a preview link goes a long way.
Test with a keyboard
- Open your survey preview and put the mouse to one side
- Press Tab to move through the page. Every question, answer option and button should be reachable
- Check you can always see which element has keyboard focus
- Answer every question using only the keyboard: arrow keys select radio buttons, Space ticks checkboxes, Enter activates buttons
- Leave a required question empty, press Next, and check the error message is clear and easy to find.
Test zoom and reflow
Zoom your browser to 400% (hold Ctrl and press + repeatedly). Content should reflow into a single column with no horizontal scrolling, and nothing should overlap or disappear.
Try a screen reader
You don’t need to be an expert to learn a lot from a screen reader.
- Windows: NVDA is free. Open your survey in Chrome or Firefox, press H to jump between headings (each question is a heading), and F to move between form controls.
- Mac, iPhone and iPad: VoiceOver is built in. Turn it on in System Settings under Accessibility, or ask Siri.
- Android: TalkBack is built in. Turn it on in Settings under Accessibility.
Listen for three things: does every question announce its label, are your images described (that’s your alt text), and are errors announced when you submit a page with a mistake?
Check your content
A note on automated checkers
Automated tools such as WAVE and Lighthouse are useful for catching missed alt text or low contrast, but they can’t confirm a survey is accessible; only a minority of WCAG criteria can be tested automatically. Use them alongside the manual checks above, not instead of them.
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