diff --git a/src/jsonschema_colander/meta.py b/src/jsonschema_colander/meta.py
index 6371e77..b7ccc62 100644
--- a/src/jsonschema_colander/meta.py
+++ b/src/jsonschema_colander/meta.py
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.label = label or name
         self.description = description
         self.required = required
-        self.readonly = self.fieldconf.get("readonly", False)
+        self.readonly = self.fieldconf.get(
+            'readonly', self.config.get('readonly', False)
+        )
         self.validators = validators
         if validators := self.fieldconf.get("validators"):
             self.validators.extend(validators)
@@ -163,6 +165,8 @@ def get_factory(self):
 
     def get_widget(self, factory, options):
         if widget := default_widget_makers.get(factory):
+            if isinstance(widget, colander.deferred):
+                return widget
             if READONLY_WIDGET:
                 return widget(readonly=self.readonly)
             return widget()
diff --git a/src/jsonschema_colander/types.py b/src/jsonschema_colander/types.py
index 16fda63..fee9995 100644
--- a/src/jsonschema_colander/types.py
+++ b/src/jsonschema_colander/types.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 try:
     import deform.widget
     string_widgets = {
-        "password": deform.widget.PasswordWidget
+        "password": deform.widget.PasswordWidget,
+        "textarea": deform.widget.TextAreaWidget
     }
     enum_widgets = {
         colander.String: deform.widget.SelectWidget,
@@ -18,8 +19,7 @@
     }
 except ImportError:
     string_widgets = {}
-    enum_widgets = {
-    }
+    enum_widgets = {}
 
 
 @converter.register('string')
@@ -59,8 +59,15 @@ def get_widget(self, factory, options):
         """
         if 'choices' in self.attributes:
             if widget := enum_widgets.get(factory):
-                return widget(values=self.attributes['choices'])
+                if isinstance(widget, colander.deferred):
+                    return widget
+                return widget(
+                    values=self.attributes['choices'],
+                    readonly=self.readonly
+                )
         elif widget := self.widgets.get(self.format):
+            if isinstance(widget, colander.deferred):
+                return widget
             if READONLY_WIDGET:
                 return widget(readonly=self.readonly)
             return widget()
@@ -175,7 +182,12 @@ def get_factory(self):
     def get_widget(self, factory, options):
         if 'choices' in self.attributes:
             if widget := enum_widgets.get(factory):
-                return widget(values=self.attributes['choices'])
+                if isinstance(widget, colander.deferred):
+                    return widget
+                return widget(
+                    values=self.attributes['choices'],
+                    readonly=self.readonly
+                )
         return super().get_widget(factory, options)
 
     def __call__(self):