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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. -
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. -
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.
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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. -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.11.1
by Jaime IniestaThe accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core 4.11.1. This update fixes several false positives, which may result in a slightly lower number of reported issues, and resolves an edge-case bug where the color contrast rule could skip a page. -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.11.0
by Jaime IniestaThe accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core 4.11.0, which adds the French RGAA standard to many rules, and fixes some bugs found in previous versions. -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.10.3
by Jaime IniestaThe accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core 4.10.3, which addresses a few performance issues, corrects a few typos, and addresses a few inconsistencies between axe and the latest web standards. -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.10.2
by Jaime IniestaThe Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core 4.10.2, which fixes some false positives and adds a 10x performance improvement in pages with lots of similar elements. -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.10
by Jaime IniestaThe Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core 4.10, which adds a new rule for the summary element and fixes some bugs from previous versions.
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