Director of Accessibility Automation

Wilco Fiers

Wilco has been in the field of accessibility for 18 years, and is the product manager of Deque’s advanced rules, and previously of axe-core and axe linter. He has a leading role at the W3C as Deque’s advisory committee representative, facilitator of the ACT Task Force, and former project manager of WCAG 3.0. On behalf of Deque, Wilco managed the EU-funded accessibility projects WAI-Tools & WAI-Coop, and regularly does public speaking on various topics related to digital accessibility.

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Posts from Wilco

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Axe-core 4.0 is Here!

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August 4, 2020 By Wilco Fiers

Over the past few years, browsers like Firefox and Chrome have provided tools to better protect their users with advanced security features. The latest release…

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axe core 4.0

Axe™ Updates: Deque releases axe-core 3.5!

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February 11, 2020 By Wilco Fiers

With axe-core 3.5, you get 4 new rules, several bug fixes, and a new localization. But what has us especially excited is a much faster,…

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Rocketship axe core release 3.5

Announcing axe-core 3.4

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October 21, 2019 By Wilco Fiers

One of the most fantastic things about working on axe-core is seeing the kind of community that is developing around it. One of the ways…

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digital library

What does the W3C’s upcoming ACT standard mean for accessibility?

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July 30, 2019 By Wilco Fiers

One of the challenges organizations face when they are first introduced to accessibility is finding the right tools and services. Many organizations promise cheap and…

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ACT rules format

Axe-core 3.2 is coming soon

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February 28, 2019 By Wilco Fiers

The first axe release of 2019 is nearly here! We’re introducing some new rules, enhanced reporting capabilities and a variety of bug fixes. We are…

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New Axe and Attest Integration: Puppeteer

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January 24, 2019 By Wilco Fiers

Automation is the key to efficient and affordable accessibility testing. By enabling development teams to automate much of their accessibility, we can empower them to…

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puppeteer integration