Accessibility
Where Questionful stands on accessibility, and what you control.
Where we are
Forms are built from standard HTML controls with real labels, so keyboard navigation and screen reader support come from the platform rather than from a reimplementation of it. Every control on a public form has an accessible name, focus states are visible, and required fields and validation errors are marked up rather than only coloured. Validation errors clear as soon as the field is corrected, rather than waiting for another submit. A dialog keeps scrolling inside itself instead of moving the page behind it.
The priority matrix can be operated entirely from the keyboard.
We have not completed a formal WCAG 2.1 AA audit and do not claim conformance. Some of the richer question types (the sketch pad, the image hotspot, the budget allocator) are inherently harder to operate without a pointer, and we have not finished making them keyboard-equivalent.
We would rather tell you that than publish a conformance badge we cannot stand behind.
What you control
The most common accessibility problems in a form come from how it is written, not from the tool:
- Label every question clearly. A question title is the accessible name of its control. “Email” is a label; “Enter it here” is not.
- Use the description field to explain format requirements before someone gets them wrong, not only in the error afterwards.
- Do not rely on colour alone. If a background image or colour carries meaning, say it in words too.
- Check contrast when setting a background colour or image: text over a busy photo is the most common failure we see.
- Offer an alternative for a question type that needs fine motor control. A sketch pad or hotspot question can be paired with a paragraph question for anyone who cannot use it.
- Keep sections short. Long single-page forms are hard for everyone and hardest for screen reader users.
Reporting a problem
If you hit an accessibility barrier, as a form owner or as a respondent, email support@questionful.org. Tell us the assistive technology and the question type, and it goes on the list.