Category: Company news and updates

Important Deque news and announcements.

Deque and Microsoft: Two decades of shaping the future of accessibility

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August 25, 2026 By Preety Kumar

What started nearly two decades ago as conversations between two people passionate about improving accessibility across Microsoft's digital experiences has grown into a lasting partnership built on shared learning, mutual respect, and a common belief that accessibility should be built into every stage of software development.

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Axe-core at 5 billion: Accessibility meets the moment

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August 18, 2026 By Preety Kumar

The global digital accessibility community is experiencing a time of incredible momentum and incredible urgency. From every corner of the world, we are seeing new stories emerge—regulatory expansion, technological innovation, groundbreaking legal decisions, and more. This is happening at a time when AI is dramatically reshaping what it means to create digital products, services, and experiences.

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New in Axe MCP Server: More automated coverage and streamlined developer workflows

Automated accessibility testing helps teams catch issues earlier in the development workflow and reduce manual effort. However, some of the most complex accessibility checks have traditionally required guided or manual testing. With the latest Axe MCP Server updates, your developers can now automate even more accessibility testing directly inside their coding workflows.

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Use the Axe Monitor MCP integration within your preferred AI assistant to accelerate issue prioritization

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July 30, 2026 By Kate Spalla

Now, by using our new Axe Monitor MCP integration within your preferred AI assistant, you can use natural language prompts to dramatically speed up the process of creating and comparing scans, prioritizing fixes, and building and delivering actionable accessibility sprint plans.

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Recapping our multi-city European roadshow celebrating the EAA’s one-year anniversary

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June 24, 2026 By Deque Systems

As we approached the EAA’s first anniversary, we knew exactly how we wanted to mark the occasion: meeting across Europe and engaging directly with the digital accessibility community, live and in person. And that’s exactly what we’ve been doing! We’ve taken our Axe-con Mini format on the road and hosted incredible events in The Hague, Barcelona, Munich, and Paris, with one more still to come in London.

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Deque partners with Nexer to expand digital accessibility support across the UK, Sweden, Germany, and broader European markets

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June 2, 2026 By Deque Systems

Deque is proud to welcome Nexer to Deque’s global partner network. Nexer is a global technology and consultancy company with expertise in human-centered design, digital transformation, and inclusive user experience. Headquartered in Sweden, the company has over 2,800 experts across 16 countries, bringing regional expertise to organizations across the UK, Sweden, Germany, and broader European markets.

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