Knovel

This report reflects the findings of a high-level assessment of the Knovel platform for its conformance with the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 (WCAG 2.1).

Knovel has made marked accessibility improvements to the system since our last evaluation. The previous issues that were found in March 2022 have been addressed, and the database is much more navigable. However, there are a couple of minor new issues that we were able to raise with this version of the system. Below these issues are detailed to aid in improving system compliance.

Top 2 Issues:

1. Color contrast: There is one instance of color contrast issues on the search results page, specifically related to the gray subtext over the yellow highlight from the search/filter terms. This is an easy fix by darkening that gray color so that it will meet 4.5:1 contrast when highlighted.
2. Nested Interactivity: The “View All” button in the filters of the search is reading as a nested action programmatically. This is an easy fix by double checking the structure and making sure that it is not nested within another interactive element