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Last week Gravity Forms 2.5 went live - with this release you'll find a re-designed form editor that provides a beautiful new look and feel as well as new ways of working. However, alongside the form editor, 2.5 saw a major push on accessibility, helping to position Gravity Forms as the #1 form builder for accessibility on the market.<\/p>\n
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Note: <\/strong>Check out these other articles in this 2.5 Intro series to help you get acquainted with 2.5\u2026<\/p>\n Gravity Forms is fully committed to accessibility and helping to make the web accessible to everyone.<\/p>\n For us, accessibility fits perfectly with our ethos of \u2018doing things right\u2019. Security and backwards compatibility have been long-term areas of commitment for Gravity Forms, so focusing on accessibility was a natural next step.<\/p>\n Importantly, many of our customers are at the forefront of web design, and creating accessible forms for their businesses and clients\u2019 sites is quickly becoming a must. Providing our community with the tools to fulfill their form-building requirements is always a top priority for all of our team here at Gravity Forms.<\/p>\n To guide us on our accessibility journey, Gravity Forms worked closely with accessibility expert Rian Rietveld<\/a>, and the team at Level Level<\/a>.<\/p>\n [content_upgrade cu_id=\"17365\"]Get the bonus content: Create an Accessible Application Form for a Government Agency[content_upgrade_button]Click Here[\/content_upgrade_button][\/content_upgrade]<\/p>\n Level Level is well regarded as one of the top accessibility consulting firms in the WordPress ecosystem, so it made sense for us to reach out to them. And we quickly found Rian's passion for accessibility inspiring, helping our team to embrace the challenge and go the extra mile - which is needed when creating an accessibility tool!<\/p>\n For extra reading on the importance of accessibility, check out these articles\u2026<\/p>\n With Gravity Forms 2.5, you will find accessibility changes across the board, turning our form builder into an accessibility tool that can now be used to create forms that achieve WCAG 2.1 AA compliance<\/a>.<\/p>\n This is the global standard, and is accepted as the standard for regulation in many countries around the world. For example: WCAG 2.1 AA complies to section 508 (US), the European Accessibility Act, and the Equality Act 2010 (UK). For more details about the laws in your own country please check the W3C website Web Accessibility Laws & Policies<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, it is worth noting that although our form builder provides the tools to create accessible forms, the most important component to accessibility is the site owner! Ensuring you have created and implemented your forms correctly, and that other components of your website like your theme are accessible, is vital.<\/p>\n For more information on how to create accessible WCAG 2.1 AA compliant forms, check out our extensive Accessibility Guides<\/a>.<\/p>\n Gravity Forms 2.5 is now available to all new and existing customers. Here\u2019s how to get your hands on it\u2026<\/p>\n [content_upgrade cu_id=\"17365\"]Get the bonus content: Create an Accessible Application Form for a Government Agency[content_upgrade_button]Click Here[\/content_upgrade_button][\/content_upgrade]<\/p>\n For more information on Gravity Forms 2.5 and the release procedure of 2.5, check out this post -\u00a0Gravity Forms 2.5 is Now Available: The Next Generation of Form Building<\/a>.<\/p>\n Want to find out more about 2.5 to ensure you get the most out of this update? Then check out these resources\u2026<\/p>\n\n
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