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SPIE Digital Library

Summary

This assessment covers portions of the SPIE Digital Library Platform. The assessment revealed serious problems with screen reader compatibility, resulting in screen reader users missing critical information needed to understand content and operate features. 

Top 3 Issues:

  1. Color Contrast – The grey links on grey background consistently fails to deliver sufficient contrast throughout.
  2. Focus Visible – The application does not consistently visually indicate the in-focus controls, and when it does, the indicator is not always highly visible.
  3. Name, Role, Value– Several roles and states for important page components and functions are missing or incorrect. Also, custom controls have not been made accessible to users of Assistive Technology.