Deque Proudly Gives Back
"John Foliot" <[email protected]> Wed, 10 Jun 2015 15:44:53 -0700
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This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0DB8_01D0A394.65CDAE50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear W3C Colleagues, =20 Some exciting news from Deque Systems today: We have announced the Open = Source release of our award-winning accessibility rules engine. The = Accessibility Engine, or aXe, is a compact JavaScript library that is = open source and available on GitHub = (https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core). This library makes integration = into any development and testing tool simple and quick. Use aXe with any = JavaScript framework and any modern browser. =20 Deque has been invited to contribute the aXe open source library to the = W3C WAI Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG), as work is = under consideration there for a normative set of rules for evaluating = WCAG 2.0 conformance. =20 For more information , please see:=20 http://www.deque.com/blog/axe-accessibility-engine-launch/=20 http://www.deque.com/products/axe/=20 =20 I am personally extremely excited about this development, and thrilled = to be sharing this news. =20 =E2=80=8B--=20 John Foliot Principal Accessibility Strategist Deque Systems Inc. <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] =20 Advancing the mission of digital accessibility and inclusion =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0DB8_01D0A394.65CDAE50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:x=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta = http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"><meta = name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered = medium)"><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:#0563C1; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:windowtext;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=3DEN-US = link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"><div class=3DWordSection1><p = class=3DMsoNormal>Dear W3C Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Some = exciting news from Deque Systems today: We have announced the Open = Source release of our award-winning accessibility rules engine. The = Accessibility Engine, or aXe, is a compact JavaScript library that is = open source and available on GitHub (<a = href=3D"https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core">https://github.com/dequela= bs/axe-core</a>). This library makes integration into any development = and testing tool simple and quick. Use aXe with any JavaScript framework = and any modern browser.<o:p></o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Deque has = been invited to contribute the aXe open source library to the W3C WAI = Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG), as work is under = consideration there for a normative set of rules for evaluating WCAG 2.0 = conformance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal>For more information , please see: <o:p></o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><a = href=3D"http://www.deque.com/blog/axe-accessibility-engine-launch/">http:= //www.deque.com/blog/axe-accessibility-engine-launch/</a> <br><a = href=3D"http://www.deque.com/products/axe/">http://www.deque.com/products= /axe/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal>I am personally extremely excited about this = development, and thrilled to be sharing this news.<o:p></o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>=E2= =80=8B</span><span = style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;bac= kground:white'>-- </span><span = style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New = Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Jo= hn Foliot<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Pr= incipal Accessibility Strategist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>De= que Systems Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><a= href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank"><span = style=3D'color:#1155CC'>[email protected]</span></a><o:p></o:p></span= ></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o= :p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#373E4D'>Ad= vancing the mission of digital accessibility and inclusion</span><span = style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o= :p></o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html> ------=_NextPart_000_0DB8_01D0A394.65CDAE50--