WCAG Update
WCAG 2.2 Removes 4.1.1 Parsing and How axe-core is Impacted
Earlier this year, for the first time ever the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) proposed to remove a success criterion from WCAG 2. Success Criterion…
Wilco Fiers
Product Owner & DeveloperWilco is software developer, and the product owner of Deque’s axe-core and axe Linter. He has a leading role at the W3C, as project manager of WCAG 3.0 and facilitator of the ACT Task Force. Based in The Netherlands, Wilco is leading Deque’s contribution in the EU funded WAI-CooP project.
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W3C Publishes WCAG Testers Consistency List
If you’ve used 2 different accessibility testing tools, you may have noticed that the results can vary. To try & improve this, the W3C created ACT Rules.
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Axe-core 4.5: First WCAG 2.2 Support and More
Axe-core version 4.5.0 is here, which significantly improves axe-core’s support for new World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) resources.
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Why WCAG 2.2 is still in the oven
When is WCAG 2.2 coming out? June of 2021 has come and gone, and now we're expecting September 2022. Let's discuss why.
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EU Runs World’s Largest Accessibility Test
December 2021 marked the end of the first reporting period for the EU Web Accessibility Directive. What can the countries' reports tell us about the state of accessibility in the EU?
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Axe Updates: Deque releases axe-core 4.2
The latest release of axe-core includes 4 new rules, improved security features, bug fixes, a new translation, and more.