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Company News & Updates Axe Updates: New extension launch screen & UI improvements

With the release of version 4.6.2, we continued to focus on improving the user experience and integrated the latest version of axe-core.

Company News & Updates Downloads of Industry-Standard axe-core Digital Accessibility Rules Hit 100 Million

Axe-core, the most accurate and widely used open source library of accessibility rules, has exceeded 100 million downloads.

Accessibility in the News Digital Accessibility in 2020 Election: Progress, But A Long Way To Go

While some state websites have made progress since 2016’s vote, the 2020 election showed that digital accessibility has a long way to go.

Company News & Updates Deque releases axe-core 4.1

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…

Federal Government & Section 508 What is Section 508 and why does it matter?

Section 508 is a major milestone that helped the U.S. Federal Government prioritize and transform their accessibility practice.

Company News & Updates Deque Releases axe™ Accessibility Testing Tool for Microsoft’s New Edge Browser

The trusted leader in digital accessibility, today announced the release of the axe accessibility testing tool for Microsoft’s new Edge web browser.

A11y for Developers Angular Component Libraries and Accessibility

MaterialUI, Ngx-Bootstrap, and primeNg are the top Angular UI frameworks, let's see how they each stack up against accessibility.

Company News & Updates Axe™ Updates: New Consolidated User Experience

In this release of the axe Chrome extension, everything can now be done from within the extension. We have also taken steps to modernize the look and feel.

Accessibility Compliance Matters What to Expect From WCAG 2.2

Let's review the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2's new proposed success criteria focused on extending requirements for users with low vision, cognitive impairments, and limited fine motor skills.

Accessibility in the News Audit Revealed 43 States’ Vote-By-Mail Application Forms Not Accessible to Many with Disabilities, as Deadlines Loom

Deque Systems Is working with states to repair this “Digital Divide,” hosting the fully usable application forms for access by all.

A11y for Developers Accessible Routing in JavaScript Frameworks

A lot of developers ask the question "How do I manage focus in my JavaScript framework?" Let's discuss how to fix this for React, Angular and Vuejs JavaScript frameworks.

A11y for Developers How do the new iOS 14 accessibility features stack up?

This past week, Apple released iOS 14 which includes new features such as Widgets, Back Tap and the ability for VoiceControl and VoiceOver to be…

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