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Re: Example of an accessible Likert scale form question

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From: Brandon Keith Biggs
Date: Oct 9, 2024 9:11AM

Hello Courtney,
I've never heard of them, but in theory, they are WCAG AA compliant:
https://explorance.com/news/20110629-080051-3/
So doing a simple multiple choice question using 5 number options should
work just fine.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>;


On Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 8:06 AM Ritz, Courtney L. (GSFC-7670) <
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> Thanks, Brandon!
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> I believe the tool being used in this case is Explorance Blue. Anyone
> have experience with this one?
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> Courtney
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> Hello Courtney,
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> I do a radio button with number options (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) and just
> tell the user in the question that 1 is low and 5 is high, or whatever the
> scale is. Don't use the default scales unless you know they work. Just make
> your own. To get the radio buttons you do 5 choices where the user can only
> select one.
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> I use both Microsoft forms and Google Forms, but I've also seen it done on
> Qualtrics.
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> Thanks,
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> Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>;
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> On Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 7:05 AM Ritz, Courtney L. (GSFC-7670) via
> WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> Greetings,
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> Does anyone have an example of a Likert scale form question that is
> accessible? I'm trying to help someone who's using a survey tool to create
> these, and the question isn't being associated with the answers. I know
> I've encountered accessible ones, but all the examples I could think of
> were in official surveys that I can't reach now.
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> Any help would be hugely appreciated.
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> Courtney Ritz
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