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Deque Expands C-Suite with New Chief Information Accessibility Officer

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Deque Systems , the trusted leader in digital accessibility, announced today the appointment of Glenda Sims to Chief Information Accessibility Officer (CIAO) where she will offer strategic leadership, provide governance and oversight, empower accessibility both with its customers spearheading innovation as well as within the organization.

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  • Deque Systems , the trusted leader in digital accessibility, announced today the appointment of Glenda Sims to Chief Information Accessibility Officer (CIAO) where she will offer strategic leadership, provide governance and oversight, empower accessibility both with its customers spearheading innovation as well as within the organization.
  • After serving as Team Accessibility Lead at Deque for over 10 years, Im thrilled to move into this new role because every organization needs accessibility at the executive level, said Glenda Sims, CIAO at Deque.
  • Ensuring accessibility is top-of-mind at every level of an organization is key to empowering diversity, accessibility and inclusivity.
  • Deque (pronounced dee-cue) is a web accessibility software and services company, and our mission is Digital Equality.

Deque’s Axe-Core Achieves Half a Billion Downloads

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Friday, May 20, 2022

Axe-core is the worlds most popular accessibility testing library embedded in accessibility-first development and testing initiatives worldwide.

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  • Axe-core is the worlds most popular accessibility testing library embedded in accessibility-first development and testing initiatives worldwide.
  • According to npm-stat , axe-core currently receives nearly 10 million downloads every week double the amount from the same time last year.
  • The increase in downloads demonstrates impressive growth for Deque as a company, as well as a noteworthy uptick in the practice of digital accessibility.
  • Half a billion downloads tells me that the awareness of digital accessibility is growing and people want to do something to be more inclusive.

Mobile Developers Must Prioritize Accessibility to Remain Relevant and Promote End-To-End Accessibility for Today’s Consumers

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

Deque Systems, a leading software company specializing in digital accessibility, today announced high velocity testing support for mobile developers.

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  • Deque Systems, a leading software company specializing in digital accessibility, today announced high velocity testing support for mobile developers.
  • Top mobile developers have told us that they reject the idea that mobile accessibility isnt a necessity.
  • The mobile apps being built today require a combination of automated and manual accessibility testing to achieve full coverage.
  • Mobile accessibility is the new differentiator, but its unfamiliar territory for most designers and developers, said Preety Kumar, CEO of Deque.

Deque Adds Linter to axe DevTools, Enabling Dev Teams to Catch Accessibility Issues in Real-Time, with Minimal Effort

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Deque Systems , the trusted leader in digital accessibility, today announced accessibility-specific linting in axe DevTools, enabling developer teams with little-to-no accessibility experience to get started on their digital accessibility journey with a familiar, easy-to-use tool.

Key Points: 
  • Deque Systems , the trusted leader in digital accessibility, today announced accessibility-specific linting in axe DevTools, enabling developer teams with little-to-no accessibility experience to get started on their digital accessibility journey with a familiar, easy-to-use tool.
  • Accessibility-specific, end-to-end linting is a game-changer in this industry, said Dylan Barrell, CTO of Deque Systems.
  • There is a clear demand from the market for high velocity accessibility, said Preety Kumar, CEO, Deque Systems.
  • Axe and Intelligent Guided Testing are trademarks of Deque Systems, Inc.
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Deque Stakes Claim as Undisputed Leader in Automated Accessibility Testing Coverage With New Report

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Monday, March 14, 2022

Deque Systems , the trusted leader in digital accessibility, announced today the results of its Semi-Automated Testing Coverage Report , showing that its approach to accessibility testing can stop over 80% of accessibility issues during development, further proving its leadership position.

Key Points: 
  • Deque Systems , the trusted leader in digital accessibility, announced today the results of its Semi-Automated Testing Coverage Report , showing that its approach to accessibility testing can stop over 80% of accessibility issues during development, further proving its leadership position.
  • Study Synopsis: Deques Report reveals shortcomings in the accessibility industry and points to the need for a new strategy that respects developers time.
  • Deques automated testing alone identifies 57.38% of accessibility issues, already significantly higher than the industry average.
  • Choosing legacy automated solutions however can only discover 10-40% of all accessibility issues, introduce false positives and erodes developer respect.

Deque Drives Accessibility and Inclusion for Mobile Commerce Amid the Holiday Season

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

Supporting Apple and Android ecosystems, axe DevTools Mobile enables developers and application owners to integrate accessibility into their entire native mobile development ecosystem.

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  • Supporting Apple and Android ecosystems, axe DevTools Mobile enables developers and application owners to integrate accessibility into their entire native mobile development ecosystem.
  • Amid the holiday season, this integration comes at a particularly impactful time for todays e-commerce environment, creating a more inclusive mobile environment.
  • By shifting left, Deques enhancements of axe DevTools in SwiftUI integrate accessibility into mobile development processes, which streamlines accessibility testing.
  • Deque's significant and continuous investment into mobile accessibility testing reflects its commitment to furthering native accessibility.

Save the Date for Deque’s Axe-Con 2022

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Deque Systems , the trusted leader in digital accessibility, announced today that the second annual axe-con conference will return next year on March 15-17, 2022.

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  • Deque Systems , the trusted leader in digital accessibility, announced today that the second annual axe-con conference will return next year on March 15-17, 2022.
  • Given the powerful response to the inaugural axe-con, Deque will host the conference as a free virtual event again next year.
  • While we are looking forward to future years where we can gather in person, were excited to recreate the same virtual experience in 2022.
  • According to a survey taken by Deque following this years axe-con, 99.54% of attendees said they would join again for 2022 and 96.88% said they would recommend axe-con to a colleague.

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

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

Deque Systems, the trusted leader in digital accessibility, announced today that axe-core, the most accurate and widely used open source library of accessibility rules, has exceeded 100 million downloads, growing at a rate of more than 4 million downloads a week.

Key Points: 
  • Deque Systems, the trusted leader in digital accessibility, announced today that axe-core, the most accurate and widely used open source library of accessibility rules, has exceeded 100 million downloads, growing at a rate of more than 4 million downloads a week.
  • The exponential rate of adoption weve seen in recent years is indicative of digital accessibility becoming more pervasive for the nearly one in four U.S. citizens with a disability.
  • Many organizations reference the axe-core rules library as the de facto standard for accessibility testing, including Google, Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice, among others.
  • Deque (pronounced dee-cue) is a web accessibility software and services company, and our mission is Digital Equality.

Deque Systems Announces axe-con, a New Digital Accessibility Conference: March 10-11, 2021

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Monday, August 31, 2020

The digital accessibility community has been seeking a focused conference like this, previously buried within generic accessibility or assistive technology events, comments Preety Kumar, CEO, Deque Systems.

Key Points: 
  • The digital accessibility community has been seeking a focused conference like this, previously buried within generic accessibility or assistive technology events, comments Preety Kumar, CEO, Deque Systems.
  • Axe-con is the first conference of its kind with dedicated topic tracks in digital design, development, management, testing, outsourced expertise and legal.
  • Digital Accessibility is the practice of making digital documents, web and mobile apps accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities.
  • Deque (pronounced dee-cue) is a web accessibility software and services company, and our mission is Digital Equality.

Downloads of Industry-Standard Accessibility Rules Accelerate

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Thursday, March 26, 2020

Deque Systems, a leading software company specializing in digital accessibility, announced today that axe-core, the most comprehensive and widely-deployed open source library of accessibility rules, has exceeded 33 million downloads, lately averaging one million downloads every week.

Key Points: 
  • Deque Systems, a leading software company specializing in digital accessibility, announced today that axe-core, the most comprehensive and widely-deployed open source library of accessibility rules, has exceeded 33 million downloads, lately averaging one million downloads every week.
  • More than 100 developers have contributed their best practices for accessibility to the axe-core open source program.
  • Organizations reference the axe-core accessibility rules library as the de facto standard for accessibility testing.
  • When we launched the axe-core rules library in 2015, it took three years to reach one million downloads, says Preety Kumar, CEO, Deque Systems.