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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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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New Axe and Attest Integration: Puppeteer
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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New Attest HTML features this September
Throughout September, Deque will be rolling out new Attest HTML tools. There are a number of fantastic new tools and features available to simplify integration…
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Axe-core gets WCAG 2.1 rules
In June, the W3C published Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, version 2.1. WCAG 2.1 is the latest version of a recommendation that is used the world…
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