Axe™ Updates: Introducing the Keyboard Guided Test
axe 4.3 is here! Included in this release is a new axe Pro Intelligent Guided Test for keyboard testing plus bug fixes and usability improvements.
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Intro To Why Accessibility is Important for Good SEO
Usability and user experience now affect search rankings. Usability and accessibility go hand-in-hand. Let's discuss how accessibility also affects SEO and rankings.
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Support for WCAG 2.1 in axe-core
When will WCAG 2.1 rules be incorporated into the axe-core accessibility engine? Let's talk about what's realistic for automated accessibility testing first.
Accessible Nested Active Elements in Android Apps
A common accessibility issue that I've noticed in Android applications is nesting active elements together. I want to discuss why this is inaccessible in a demo and who it could possibly effect. I will also walk you through where in the developer tools you can find this issue, how to fix it, and how to follow best accessibility practices.
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Deque to shift its CSUN 2020 presence to virtual
We’ve been debating internally for a few weeks now as myself and the collective Deque employee base has been closely monitoring COVID-19, but have decided…
Dynamic Notifications
Dynamic content in applications can be tricky to handle properly, and can lead to numerous accessibility violations. It is important to know the tools iOS provides you to handle dynamic content. Dynamic application content is easy to handle properly as long as your understand these tools and how to use them. In this post we will discuss: When dynamic notifications should be used, How to implement dynamic notifications, Some particularly helpful accessibility notifications and their uses, An in depth discussion of an example
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New Axe and Attest Integration: Puppeteer
Deque's axe-puppeteer and attest-puppeteer integrations are now available. Find and resolve accessibility issues before they make it into your code base.
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Analyzing the Top 100 Retailers for Digital Accessibility
Are the top 100 retailers ready to support people with disabilities throughout this holiday buying season? Let’s take a look at how they fared. General…
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How Deque Furthers Digital Accessibility Through Machine Learning
As part of our commitment to the pursuit of detecting 100% of accessibility issues through automation, he is how we're using ML systems to advance this goal.
Screenshot of new and enhanced Intelligent Guided Testing UI showing multiple runs completed for the Keyboard IGT in the axe DevTools extension.
Axe DevTools Extension Updates: Test Your Whole Page With Multi-Run Intelligent Guided Testing
The new axe DevTools browser extension release enables users to more easily test a whole page by running the same IGT multiple times.
What is Assistive Technology?
The Office of the Governor of Texas released a bulletin of some really helpful materials about assistive technology.
5 Things UX and Visual Designers Can Do to Get Started with Accessibility
What are some of the most important features to think of when implementing accessible UX design? Think headings, alt text, contrast & more.