Axe Assistant: Expert answers to any digital accessibility question, instantly

Deque Systems

By Deque Systems

May 8, 2025

Axe Assistant: Expert answers to any digital accessibility question, instantly

Getting rapid, accurate answers to your digital accessibility questions is essential to building high-quality digital experiences for all of your audiences. But what if you don’t have enough accessibility experts to support your team, or your general-purpose tools aren’t giving you the correct and comprehensive results you need? Or, even worse, what if you’re using incomplete and inaccurate data from general-purpose chatbots? That’s where axe Assistant can help.

Axe Assistant is a generative AI chatbot built for digital accessibility. Ask any digital accessibility question—from policy guidance to code-level implementation—and get responses trained on content from Deque University, the industry’s largest and most authoritative source of digital accessibility knowledge.

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Streamline your path to digital accessibility

Teams can use axe Assistant to stay productive and get real-time insights into any digital accessibility question—axe Assistant can even generate accessible code for developers as they work. The best part? Developers can resolve issues early in the development lifecycle, ensuring that accessibility is baked into the foundation of the digital experiences you create.

While you can get access to axe Assistant through Deque University on the web, you can also talk to it directly through Slack or Microsoft Teams. This means you don’t have to leave your existing chat systems to get the answers you need. And, with closed, enterprise-grade security, your data stays protected.

Grow your digital accessibility knowledge base

There’s always more to learn about the massive world of digital accessibility, and axe Assistant helps your team uncover new accessibility resources and upskill how they approach accessibility in their daily workflows. Developers, designers, and QA teams can ask about anything from navigating screen readers to making the business case for accessibility and get accurate, expert-backed answers they can trust, so that they can learn as they code and build up their expertise.

Here are some examples of prompts you can ask axe Assistant:

  • What are the accessibility considerations for UI widgets?
  • How would you implement an accessible button with ARIA attributes?
  • Can you generate five questions for UX designers as a test for their IAAP CPACC exam but not tell me the answers?
  • How do you make a video player accessible (with captions, controls, etc.)?
  • How does Deque ensure its tools are up-to-date with the latest WCAG guidelines?
  • Can you generate three accessible alt-text examples for this image?

Confidently maintain accessibility compliance

It’s essential to stay current on the latest accessibility standards so you can make sure your digital properties are meeting the needs of your audiences and staying compliant with relevant regulations. Axe Assistant generates responses to your digital accessibility questions from Deque University, which is maintained by our experts and always up-to-date with the latest global accessibility standards. When you ask a question, you can be confident that you’re getting the right answer and applying the right approach to your digital experiences.

Get the power of Deque’s digital accessibility expertise in your own chatbot

Want the power of axe Assistant in your own systems? Our Deque Data License is a structured knowledge base that integrates trusted digital accessibility expertise from Deque University directly to your internal AI chatbot. Because your chatbot already understands your company’s ecosystem—like your design system, components, and workflows—it can deliver even more relevant, accurate answers when powered by Deque’s expert-backed guidance. This means greater efficiency, accessibility, and expertise, all within your secure, private environment.

Axe Assistant empowers your team to build accessible digital experiences with speed, accuracy, and confidence. Whether you’re embedding it into your workflows or integrating it into your own chatbot system, axe Assistant brings trusted, expert-backed accessibility guidance exactly when and where you need it—so your team can work smarter, stay compliant, and continuously grow their accessibility expertise.

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Deque Systems

Deque Systems

Deque is the global leader in digital accessibility, helping the world’s top enterprises build inclusive products, services, and experiences and achieve lasting compliance. Recognized by leading industry analysts for its AI-powered tools, comprehensive services, and developer-trusted solutions, Deque delivers the industry’s most complete accessibility offering. The Axe platform, anchored by Axe-core, has more than 3 billion downloads and 875,000 installed extensions, making it the global standard for accessibility testing. As a pioneer of people-first accessibility, Deque applies a human-in-the-loop approach that blends expert insight with AI innovation to advance its mission of digital equality for all.

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