# Embedded Form Accessibility issues

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/embedded-form-accessibility-issues/120323>\
**Category:** HubSpot Ideas\
**Tags:** forms\
**Created:** [November 12, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/embedded-form-accessibility-issues/120323 "2024-11-12T15:25:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![SHewitson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@SHewitson](https://community.hubspot.com/u/SHewitson)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/embedded-form-accessibility-issues/120323/1 "2024-11-12T15:25:32Z")

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After an accessibility audit, we’ve ran into a number of issues with Hubspot forms. I’ve listed below the findings and WCAG criteria (with relevant w3 links) for each issue:

- Field errors are not announced or compatible with screen readers.

- [3.3.1: Error identification (level A)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/error-identification.html)

- Error messages are not announced to screen readers

- [4.1.3: Status message (level AA)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/status-messages.html)

- Screen readers do not announce dropdown options

- [3.3.2: Labels & instructions (level A)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/labels-or-instructions.html)

- Unable to change astricks/error message colour (needed in situations where the form is in the foreground of certain background colours)  
- [1.4.11:Non-text Contrast (Level AA)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/non-text-contrast.html)

- Error description should be descriptive, i.e., explaining what the user should enter  
- [3.3.3: Error suggestion (level AA)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/error-suggestion.html)

Could we have these issues reviewed?

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**Author:** ![SHewitson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@SHewitson](https://community.hubspot.com/u/SHewitson)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2024, 9:56am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/embedded-form-accessibility-issues/120323/2 "2024-11-28T09:56:39Z")

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Spotted another accessibility issue with embedded HubSpot forms:  
- Unable to change the colour of placeholders in forms  
- [1.4.3: Contrast](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/contrast-minimum.html)