When it comes to reaching the widest respondent audience, QuestionPro has all the tools you need to ensure you can capture insights from your inclusive respondent group. We have made our surveys Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 compliant. Section 508 is a United States federal law mandating that all electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by the federal government be accessible to people with disabilities.
Often left out of surveys, enabling these compliance settings will give people with disabilities the opportunity to share feedback that can result in changes that benefit them and others alike.
Setting up the survey to comply with Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 standards
- Select a survey, and navigate to the edit section.
- Choose the design tab.
- Under Survey layout, select the accessible layout
- Click on Save & apply, and your survey will be accessibility compliant.
Once enabled, you can add alternative text to any image in your survey by clicking the accessibility icon next to the image:
This makes your survey more accessible by describing the image for people who use screen readers:
Are all questions compatible and supported for accessibility?
To make our surveys as accessible as possible, we focus on keeping them simple. This means we don’t support complex question types like drag and drop, image hotspot, heatmaps, or flex matrices.
Settings like auto-advance and auto-submit, along with tools like the exit survey button, are disabled on 508-compliant or accessible surveys to ease navigation through the survey.
Curious about how to make your surveys more accessible? Check out our help file for a list of all compatible questions.
To learn more on how to create accessible-friendly surveys, please contact us and we’ll be happy to any further questions you may have.
