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How axe Auditor alleviates 3 common manual testing pain points

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December 21, 2020 By Sachin Gupta

Automated accessibility testing is a great first step in making your website or app accessible. It’s very effective to address the ‘low hanging fruit’ problems…

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Axe Updates: New extension launch screen & UI improvements

Erik Wesslen
December 11, 2020 By Erik Wesslen

It’s only been a few months since we released version 4.6 of the axe extension, but we’ve already received a ton of positive feedback regarding…

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Downloads of Industry-Standard axe-core Digital Accessibility Rules Hit 100 Million

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December 10, 2020 By Deque Systems

Open Source Downloads Grow Tenfold In Under Two Years, Suggesting Expanding Need for Digital Accessibility Testing HERNDON, VA – December 10, 2020  – Deque Systems,…

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Digital Accessibility in 2020 Election: Progress, But A Long Way To Go

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November 24, 2020 By Deque Systems

Audit Showed States’ Mail-in Ballot Applications Were Not Digitally Accessible, Influencing the Election’s Outcome HERNDON, VA – November 24, 2020 – While some state websites…

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Deque releases axe-core 4.1

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November 16, 2020 By Wilco Fiers

Today Deque released version 4.1.0 of axe-core. The goal of this release was to address long-standing issues and gaps. This involved adding several new rules…

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What is Section 508 and why does it matter?

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November 2, 2020 By Allen Hoffman

In 1990, the signing into law of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provided a real foundation for accessibility in the U.S. and across the…

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