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.
Posts from Wilco
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What to Expect From WCAG 2.2
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) have been the standard for digital accessibility the world around for two decades. This autumn, the W3C is preparing…
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Axe-core 4.0 is Here!
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™ Updates: Deque releases axe-core 3.5!
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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Announcing axe-core 3.4
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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What does the W3C’s upcoming ACT standard mean for accessibility?
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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Axe-core 3.2 is coming soon
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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