Barrierefreie Formulare

[Chandini]

**Hello Heinett,

Thank you for your question. I understand that you are working on improving the accessibility of the forms in your portal and are struggling with identifying which fields should be marked as required and how to mark them. You also have some questions about how to handle mandatory fields for different input types.

In general, marking required fields is important for accessibility, as it helps users understand what information they need to provide. It sounds like you have already made the decision to mark optional fields, which is a good step. Now you need to decide how to mark required fields.

Regarding checkboxes, you are correct that they are typically used for binary decisions. However, it is possible to use them as a required field if there is only one option and the user must confirm it, as you mentioned. Radio buttons, on the other hand, are often used when there are multiple options, but only one can be selected. In this case, you could consider making one of the options the default selection and marking the radio button group as required.

Ultimately, the decision of how to mark required fields will depend on the specific requirements of your forms and the needs of your users. It may be helpful to do some user testing to see how users interact with the forms and to get feedback on any accessibility issues they encounter.