General Tips for Accessible Surveys

When designing and creating a survey, here are some suggestions to consider:

• Write clear and concise instructions
• When the user submits the survey by activating the “submit” button, display a confirmation message to indicate the survey has been successfully received.
• Allow the “tab” key to be used for navigating and successfully submitting the survey.
• When the “tab” key is used, ensure text fields, check boxes, buttons, etc. are accessed in the correct reading order.
• Make sure “required” fields are clearly marked (example: *Required).
• If requested information is to be entered in a particular format, indicate an example adjacent to the field (for example: mm/dd/yyyy for the date).
• Use clear font styles
• Use a font size that’s 12 point or larger
• Label or describe any images, tables, graphs, etc.
• Use sufficient color contrast for the user interface and survey elements such as text fields, buttons, links, etc.