# Inability to Vote in a poll with a screenreader

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/inability-to-vote-in-a-poll-with-a-screenreader/295214
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** polls, pr-welcome, accessibility
**Created:** [February 13, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inability-to-vote-in-a-poll-with-a-screenreader/295214 "2024-02-13T15:04:15Z")
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### Author: ![thoeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/258eb7/32.png) [@thoeg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoeg)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inability-to-vote-in-a-poll-with-a-screenreader/295214/13 "2024-07-06T10:31:03Z")

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Reading up on the poll builder it is obvious that the code created most likely will not work, since the choices you make will change the control in the code. If only allowed to select one options it should behave like radio buttons, but if you are allowed to vote for more than one option the control should be a check box. This explains why the code behaves like nothing at all but it at least receives focus.

> [@Creating and managing polls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-and-managing-polls/77548):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to create polls in Discourse to gather votes from users on any topic. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users information_source By default, polls are enabled in Discourse and users of trust level 1 or above are allowed to create them. Site admins can adjust who can create polls via the poll create allowed groups site setting and disable polls using the poll enabled site setting. Creating a poll from the toolbar The easiest way to create…

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