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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Deque releases axe-core 4.1

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November 16, 2020 By Wilco Fiers

Today Deque released version 4.1.0 of axe-core. The goal of this release was to address long-standing issues and gaps. This involved adding several new rules…

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What to Expect From WCAG 2.2

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October 1, 2020 By Wilco Fiers

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!

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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™ 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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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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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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