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Accessibility Compliance Matters Understanding WCAG 2.1 – Reviewing Cognitive Success Criteria

In this week's post, Deque's WCAG expert, Glenda Sims, reviews the six new cognitive success criteria proposed in the WCAG 2.1 working draft.

A11y for Developers Accessible Tabbed Navigation in Android

In order to create an accessible application that still utilizes TabWidget functionality, Deque developers created a custom TabWidget layout,.

Company News & Updates Deque’s Second Annual Axe-Con Marks The Year of Accessibility, With Over 26,000 Registrations in the Largest Accessibility Conference of its Kind

Axe-con hosted the largest assembly of accessibility pros ever. More than 26k registrants and 100 expert speakers point to one clear trend: the need for high velocity accessibility.

Accessibility Best Practices Innovation Providing Access: How Michigan State University crowdsourced closed captions to make lectures accessible while providing employment opportunities for students

Learn how the transition to remote learning created challenges and led to the creation of a closed captioning program at Michigan State University.

Company News & Updates Axe DevTools Extension Updates: Machine Learning Intelligent Guided Test Enhancements

This axe DevTools browser extension release enhances and optimizes the Interactive Elements Intelligent Guided Test™ through machine learning.

A11y for Developers Scripted User Flow Testing vs. End-To-End Testing for Accessibility

End-to-end testing and scripted user flower testing are both great ways to catch accessibility defects while you code, let's compare and contrast.

Company News & Updates Deque Systems Introduces axe for Android Free Mobile App

Announcing axe for Android, a free mobile app that analyzes any Android application to determine how accessible it is to people with disabilities.

Accessibility Compliance Matters First Public Working Draft of WCAG 3.0, A Brief History

Explore what got WCAG to where it is today, and what the goals are for Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0.

Company News & Updates Deque Expands C-Suite with New Chief Information Accessibility Officer

Deque Systems announced today the appointment of Glenda Sims to Chief Information Accessibility Officer (CIAO).

A11y for Developers 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.

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 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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