Is JotForm 508 compliant?

  • Scott Haydon
    Asked on February 6, 2018 at 11:35 PM

    Work for a state agency in U.S. We are looking at how to address 508 accessibility on our forms and publications.

    Are your forms 508 compliant? (https://www.section508.gov/content/learn). We are not a federal agency but the same requirements are slowly coming.

    Scott Haydon

    Web Admininstrator

    Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

    scott.haydon@tpwd.texas.gov

  • BJoanna
    Replied on February 7, 2018 at 4:03 AM

    Update (December 10, 2019): JotForm Accessible Forms are available.

    We are excited to announce JotForm Accessible Forms. Now you can create Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 Level A and Level AA compliant forms.

    Here is our detailed user guide: How Can I Make My Forms Accessible

    You can also check JotForm Accessible Forms to learn more about our accessibility features.

     

    I am not sure if we are 508 compliant. I will have to check this with our backend team to get the proper answer.

    We will update you via this thread. 

  • Mert Ceylan JotForm Developer
    Replied on December 16, 2019 at 8:28 AM

    UPDATE: We are now supporting accessible forms.

    We're happy to announce to you that JotForm now lets you create forms that are Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA compliant!

    To make your form accessible, open it on the form builder, then go to:

    1) Settings

    2) Click on the Form Settings.

    3) Click on the Show More Options.

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    4) Switch the Form Accessibility option to Enabled.

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    Our form builder will then analyze your form. If any accessibility issues are detected, warn you on the aspects that should be fixed to make the form accessible.

    After that, all you need to do is adjust the form to address detected issues if there are any until all of the issues are resolved.

    Also, please note that if your form is created in the old(Legacy) layout, you will see an Accessibility Enhancer Widget added to your form. This widget will automatically make your classic form more accessible, by improving the appearance of form validation warnings, and also adds ARIA(Accessible Rich Internet Applications Suite) attributes to your form. This widget is not needed for Card Layout forms. You may optionally consider selecting one of the ready-to-use accessible form themes. They are marked with a little human body icon in the form designer.

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    For more information on how to use the Accessible Forms option, you can check out this guide.

    If you require any further assistance feel free to contact us!