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From: Lucy GRECO
Date: Oct 13, 2020 10:39AM

hi:
i would not say its easy its posible but not easy you need to take a lot
of care and change the defaults berker i will default to your notes as
ours may be some what out of date. frankly i think the platform needs a
big wack for making it impossible or a servay to be created by and for pwd
and i wish it would not get as much market share as it does lucy
Lucia Greco
Web Accessibility Evangelist
IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
University of California, Berkeley
(510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
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On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 9:28 AM Birkir R. Gunnarsson <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Correct!
> I have worked with them quite a bit recently so I can dig up my notes
> on creating accessible surveys, as unusable as the platform is for a
> user with a disability, at lesat it is possible to create accessible
> survey questions with it.
>
> On 10/13/20, Morin, Gary (NIH/NCI) [E] via WebAIM-Forum
> < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > Hi, Lucy,
> > So, my suspicion or understanding is correct – it's fairly easy for a
> person
> > who is NOT using assistive technology to create an accessible survey
> (out of
> > the box or with accessibility in mind), but a person who does use AT is
> not
> > going to be able (easily or at all) to create a survey.
> > Any instructions would be appreciated!
> >
> > Gary M.
> >
> >
> > From: Lucy GRECO < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 11:30 AM
> > To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > Cc: Morin, Gary (NIH/NCI) [E] < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > Subject: Re: [WebAIM] FW: Qualtrics Survey Platform
> >
> >
> > Well it is possible to create accessible surveys using the platform The
> > biggest problem is is the creation of the surveys is not at all
> accessible
> > it's purely a drag and drop interface and horrid at best it is not the
> > default setting for accessibility on any of the questions you have to
> make
> > sure the labels are applied appropriately I can't tell you how often I've
> > seen a qualtric survey with just a row of radio buttons and no
> association
> > with the label whatsoever and the next and previous buttons being
> completely
> > unlabeled I will get the instructions that our team uses for the creation
> > for you but for now know that creating them is not an accessible platform
> > whatsoever
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 8:15 AM Morin, Gary (NIH/NCI) [E] via WebAIM-Forum
> > < <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >>
> wrote:
> >
> > Is anyone using or supporting staff who use the Qualtrics Survey Platform
> > https://www.qualtrics.com/? The staff in NCI's analytics and research
> > branch, which conducts surveys of https://www.cancer.gov/ users, would
> like
> > and welcome any suggestions and comments on best practices – what to
> ensure,
> > what to avoid – from an accessibility and disability inclusion angle.
> > They haven't gotten any negative comments or input regarding
> accessibility
> > but would like to ensure that they're ahead of the game!
> >
> > Gary M. Morin, Section 508 Coordinator
> > NCI Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL)
> > NCI Shady Grove Campus, Room 2E-568
> > 9609 Medical Center Drive
> > Rockville, MD 20850
> > (240) 276-6920
> >
> > Web Accessibility - Section 508
> > Compliance<
> https://mynci.cancer.gov/topics/web-accessibility-section-508-compliance>:
> > NCI Home Page for Section 508 Guidance
> > How Do I Make Documents
> > 508-Conformant?<
> https://mynci.cancer.gov/topics/how-do-i-make-documents-508-conformant>:
> > How Do I Go About Formatting Microsoft Office Documents and PDF Files
> (new
> > MyNCI page, 4/28/2020)
> >
> > > > > > > > > > <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > > > > > > > > >
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