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PLOS One

Summary

Top 3 Issues

This high-level assessment covers limited portions and functionality of the PLOS One platform. The assessment revealed issues with assistive technology compatibility, resulting in some users missing information required to understand content, states and operate functions. It is important to keep in mind that the findings represent a high-level assessment, and do not reflect the results of a Deque Comprehensive Web Assessment.

  1. Keyboard –A variety of content throughout the site cannot be reached or operated via keyboard
  2. Focus Order – There are areas across the site that the focus is out of order in such a way that it would make using the site difficult if not impossible for keyboard only users as well as screen reader users.
  3. Name, Role, Value – Majority of the fields in the search as well as the filter checkboxes across the site are missing accessible names.