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Introducing the Color Contrast Checker
by Jaime IniestaA free, shareable color contrast checker that evaluates pairs against WCAG and suggests accessible alternatives when a pair falls short. -
Chrome extensions for HTML validation
by Jaime IniestaChrome extensions offer a great way to extend your browser with tools that help you in your daily job as a web developer. In this article we analyze the most popular extensions that help you with HTML validation directly from your browser.
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Manual reviews: the accessibility checks that need a human
by Jaime IniestaA new report option keeps the Axe Core checks marked as incomplete — the ones a machine can flag but can't confirm, like text over a background image — in their own Manual review tab, apart from your confirmed violations. -
Test for RGAA and WCAG Compliance with Rocket Validator and Axe 4.11
by Almudena GarcíaRocket Validator now supports the French RGAA accessibility framework with the latest Axe 4.11 update, making it easy to test your sites for both RGAA and WCAG compliance. -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to AccessLint Core 0.21
by Jaime IniestaRocket Validator's accessibility validation servers now run AccessLint Core 0.21. No rules were added or removed, but several rules changed how they decide a result. Your issue counts may change when you re-run a report. -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.13
by Jaime IniestaRocket Validator's accessibility validation servers now run Axe Core 4.13. No rules were added or removed, but many existing rules changed, including new support for web components using Element Internals. Your issue counts may change as a result. -
Introducing AccessLint Core
by Jaime IniestaRocket Validator now runs AccessLint Core alongside Axe Core, as a public beta. Every page gets checked by two accessibility engines from the same crawl, so you can see where they agree and where they differ. -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.12
by Jaime IniestaThe accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core 4.12, which adds a new rule checking that ARIA tab elements have an accessible name, along with a number of bug fixes and improvements.
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