Category: A11y for developers

Browse our collection of helpful resources to aide in your accessible development efforts, without impacting your development velocity.

The anatomy of accessible forms: Required form fields

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August 6, 2026 By Aparna Pasi

Creating accessible forms ensures your forms are accessible to all users while meeting standards like ADA, WCAG, and EAA compliance.

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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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New survey and report from Deque Systems shows volume of AI-generated code is significantly increasing “accessibility debt” risk

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July 23, 2026 By Deque Systems

Groundbreaking survey of engineering leaders finds wide gap between confidence in AI code and digital accessibility, with risk growing faster than validation infrastructure.

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I’m an engineering leader. How do I get started with accessibility?

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April 28, 2026 By Dylan Barrell

As an engineering leader tasked with digital accessibility for the first time, where should you start? This three-stage, 90-day play will get you started.

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How accessibility programs benefit from both manual and automated testing

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March 18, 2026 By Jeremy Rivera

Accessibility testing does not require choosing between speed and thoroughness. By integrating manual and automated testing, you can have the best of both worlds.

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