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Company News & Updates Axe DevTools Extension Updates: Rules & Standards Control, Sign In/Up within the Extension, and More

The latest release includes WCAG standards and axe-core rules control, an easier way to sign in, and more.

A11y for Developers Collaborative planning, the forgotten step of accessible development

Everyone in your development team wants to create accessible experiences. But does everyone define success in the same way? Let's review a collaborative planning approach called Accessibility Behavior Informed Development (a11yBID) to set you up for success.

Accessibility Best Practices Developer Heroes: The story of an Ally

Kimmy Kaplan Dowdee, UX Inclusive Design Director at Ally, discusses the highlights and strategies of building an accessibility program at Ally.

A11y for Developers This Is The Way: A Phased Approach to Accessibility in the Development Lifecycle

There is no absolute solution that will add accessibility into the development process in one sprint. However, you can add accessibility as part of the development process in small increments, which will eventually create a well-oiled and agile accessibility process within your development team!

Accessibility in the News Deque Systems Adds Renowned Speakers to Axe-con 2022 Line-up

Digital accessibility conference axe-con, adds speakers Tim Berners-Lee, Rachel Andrew, Regine Gilbert and more to 2022 lineup.

Company News & Updates Axe DevTools Updates: UI Improvements, Edge Browser Extension, and a brand new Structure Intelligent Guided Test™

The latest release of the axe DevTools browser extension includes UI improvements, a new Structure Intelligent Guided Test (IGT), increased Edge functionality, and more!

A11y for Developers ARIA Spec for the Uninitiated: Part 3

In the third and final part of this ARIA Spec series, Gerard Cohen ties everything together in a practical example to create an Expand/ Collapse control.

Company News & Updates Featured Deque Systems Opens Call for Speakers and Registration for Axe-con 2022

Deque announced today that the call for speakers and free registration for axe-con are now open. The free virtual event will take place March 15-17, 2022.

Accessibility Best Practices From Nothing to Something: How A Team of 2 Kickstarted an Accessibility Program

In this co-authored blog post, Alexis Lucio and Sim K Sidhu will cover how they kickstarted an accessibility program at Splunk.

A11y for Developers ARIA Spec for the Uninitiated: Part 2

ARIA authoring practices are patterns and examples that are a great starting point, but they shouldn't be used as is - let's discuss why.

A11y for Developers ARIA Spec for the Uninitiated: Part 1

In part one of this three-part blog series, Gerard Cohen covers an introduction to the official ARIA standard and reviews the 5 rules of ARIA.

Company News & Updates Deque’s Axe-Core Surpasses 250 Million Downloads

Deque Systems, announced today that its open-source accessibility rules library axe-core has surpassed 250 million downloads. Marking significant progress toward Deque’s goal of digital equity for all and growth for the overall digital accessibility industry.

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