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Accessibility Best Practices Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021: How 4 organizations are commemorating this year’s accessibility holiday

Learn what accessibility champions at Verizon Wireless, Ally Bank, Intuit, and Workday have planned for GAAD 2021.

Accessibility in the News Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day & join Deque in donating to the National Federation of the Blind

In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), Deque and an anonymous donor are matching donations to $25,000 in a Gift Matching Campaign raising funds…

Company News & Updates Axe DevTools Extension Updates: New Share Issue Feature & Improved Issue Summary

The 4.9.3 release of the axe DevTools Browser Extension includes tons of improvements based on user feedback. Learn more about these updates.

Accessibility Compliance Matters 7 Accessibility FAQ on the Winn-Dixie ADA Appeal Decision (2021)

11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decided that Winn-Dixie’s website did not have to be accessible to people who are blind. Let's break this down further.

Accessible User Experience & Design Auditing Design Systems for Accessibility

Let's review how to create a design system with baked-in accessibility and how to find and audit accessibility issues in our existing design systems.

Company News & Updates Shift further left with Deque’s axe-linter for VS Code

Try the free axe Accessibility Linter on Visual Studio Marketplace to flag accessibility issues even earlier as you code.

Company News & Updates Axe Updates: Deque releases axe-core 4.2

The latest release of axe-core includes 4 new rules, improved security features, bug fixes, a new translation, and more.

Company News & Updates Sauce Labs and Deque Systems Join Forces to Help Enterprises Ensure Digital Accessibility

The new technology partnership with Deque enables Sauce Labs customers to easily integrate accessibility testing into their quality processes.

Accessibility Best Practices Behind the scenes of axe-con: building a large, accessible conference.

Axe-con was a huge success this year. Let's explore what it takes to build a large, accessible conference by reviewing some lessons we learned.

Company News & Updates Deque Wraps First Axe-Con: Largest Accessibility Conference Ever, With Over 17,000 Registered from Around the Globe

Deque's axe-con was the largest assembly of accessibility professionals ever. Deque will continue the conference in 2022.

Accessibility in the News Axe Awards at axe-con 2021

At axe-con 2021 we launched a program called axe awards, named after a well-known Deque open source project called axe-core. We are proud to announce the winners of the axe awards below so they are recognized for their outstanding work in accessibility and so members of the accessibility community can turn to them for advice when building their accessibility efforts.

Company News & Updates Deque Study Shows Its Automated Testing Identifies 57 Percent of Digital Accessibility Issues, Surpassing Accepted Industry Benchmarks

A recent study by Deque shows that digital accessibility issues identified through its automated technology has achieved 57 percent coverage.

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