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Housing, It’s a Human Right (Part 3)
A 3-Part Series on the digital accessibility of the housing process experienced by people with disabilities. In this 3-part series, we will look at the challenges and rewards of the entire experience...
View ArticleName/Role/Value – Whose Role Is It Anyway?
Welcome to the next edition of my Design Strategy blog series. Today, I’m sharing a client story with the hope that y’all will focus on thinking about WHY you should do things differently so that your...
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3 Common Color Accessibility Issues One Can Easily Avoid
Color is often used to evoke emotions and emphasis. That’s one of the reasons why designers see color as an important element in their work. Colors communicate messages on both psychological and visual...
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1 Billion Downloads later, axe-core is the source of truth for automated...
Open-source digital accessibility testing rules library axe-core achieves incredible milestone HERNDON, VA – Dec 5, 2023 – Today, Deque Systems, the trusted leader in digital accessibility, marked an...
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Making Waves in India 2023: Why Accessibility Deserves a Spot on Tech Giants’...
India has a new rising economy that is catching everybody’s attention with its development, innovation, and growth. But we won’t be talking about what’s out there on the internet. We will be diving...
View ArticleDesign Systems Teams: Understand Your Users So They Can Serve Theirs
Welcome to the next edition of my Design Strategy blog series. Today, I’ll be sharing a story from some recent client visits that will help y’all recognize WHY you should do things differently to...
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The Anatomy of Accessible Forms: The Problem with Placeholders
The other day, I was filling out an online exam registration form. They asked me to enter my office address, home address, work phone, and home phone. I filled in the details without any issues....
View Article7 tips for devs and designers to set your accessibility efforts up for success
When I audit websites, it’s evident that some of the issues I identify could have been avoided either directly in design or early in development if the developer knew what the designer intended the...
View ArticleDesign Your New [Year’s] Measurements for Success
Welcome back to a fresh, new year edition of my Design Strategy blog series. Like many articles at this time of year, we will be reflecting on the past year and gazing into the crystal ball of 2024. I...
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5 Hidden Risks of Your Inaccessible Website
Governments around the world mandate an accessible web experience for regulated industries, and you can be fined heavily for non-compliance. In the United States, the Department of Justice has the...
View ArticleDeque Systems Sues BrowserStack for Intellectual Property Theft
HERNDON, VA – February 14, 2024 – Deque Systems Inc., the leading provider of web and mobile accessibility solutions, filed a federal lawsuit yesterday against BrowserStack, Inc. and its affiliate...
View ArticleAxe Awards at axe-con 2024
The theme of axe-con is building accessible experiences. The conference’s mission is not just focused on bringing together the accessibility community and providing free content but on highlighting the...
View ArticleDeque Adds New Appium Plugin to axe DevTools Mobile
Get started with support for Image View Name, Active Control Name, Touch Target Size, Label in Name, and Label at Front – with more on the way. Deque’s axe DevTools Mobile team is pleased to announce a...
View ArticleDeque’s fourth annual axe-con does it again with nearly 30k digital...
Axe-con is a digital accessibility conference that took place virtually February 20-22, 2024. Over 75 experts from companies such as Adobe, ADP, Amazon, GitHub, Hilton, HSBC, PNC, Proctor and Gamble,...
View ArticleHave you started learning about accessibility yet?
Are you learning about accessibility yet? If not, it’s time to start. From the moment I discovered digital accessibility 6 years ago, I was hooked. I finally found work that made me passionate. Who...
View ArticleDistinguishing between ARIA and native HTML attributes
As a developer, you want to create more inclusive and accessible digital experiences for your users. Great! It’s possible, however, that you might be feeling a bit confused or overwhelmed by the...
View ArticleAccessible Speaking Best Practices
Providing an accessible virtual event or presentation requires more effort than one might expect. Besides the effort of the organizers of the events, individual speakers and presenters must also...
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Deque adds IntelliJ and WebStorm plugins to axe DevTools Linter
We’ve just tripled our Integrated Development Environment (IDE) support! In addition to a VS Code extension, Deque now offers axe DevTools Linter as a plugin for paid IntelliJ IDEA and WebStorm...
View ArticleComplete a VPAT: Show how accessible your product is
Have you been asked to provide information about the accessibility of your digital product by a commercial customer or a government agency? Do you know how to provide a report on your product’s...
View ArticleWhat the US DoJ adopting WCAG 2.1 A/AA in ADA Title II for Web and Mobile...
I’m thrilled to see that the US Justice Department just announced an advanced copy of a final rule to improve web and mobile app accessibility for people with disabilities. The Americans with...
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