We have been rolling out v3.0 features over the last few weeks and here is a summary of what’s now live for users.

Accessibility Update

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1

You can now test against the latest Web Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) from the World Wide Web Consortium (WC3). The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 address a wide array of recommendations for making online content more accessible. The new guidelines cover the accessibility of content on desktops, laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. Following these guidelines will also often make Web content more usable to users in general.

Private Testing / Authentication

You can now test a private website or private web application against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. If you have a login page that can open in any browser, our system can authenticate and test each page against Section 508, WCAG 2.0, and WCAG 2.1 guidelines. This feature is only available via paid subscription.

Schedule Tests / Monitoring

Organization and Enterprise plans now have the ability to schedule accessibility tests each month to receive notifications on changes to a website or online applications accessibility. Your remediation progress is displayed a line graph for a quick assessment of your website or online application. This feature is only available via paid subscription. This feature is only available via paid subscription.

Archive Issues

WCAG 2.1 requires manual testing for specific criteria. You can now manually archive issues that have been manually tested or remediated from your live or test environment using the Archive Problem. This feature can also be used to remove any false positives that you believe are incorrect and have been manually tested. If you don't want ever to see that problem in a report, use the Always Archive Problem which keeps that reported error from coming back.

Page Search

It is challenging to audit a large website for accessibility. We have added Search tool that can filter pages by page title or page URL. If you are looking a subdirectory of pages, search with the common part of the URL to view all associated pages.

Multi-Language URLs

View encoded and decoded URLs in our accessibility reports. You will see both the encoded and decoded versions of a URL with the ability to search either text for filtering URLs.

Guideline Groups / Error Codes

Accessibility Guideline Group names and Error Codes are now clearly displayed next to each error in our text-based report and visualize view.

Advanced Crawling

Subdirectory Only

We were asked to create a fast way to crawl subdirectories, and we have delivered with the Subdirectory Only feature. Add the subdirectory, ex. /subdirectory/ and only the specified subdirectory will be crawled for Inventory, Audit, and Accessibility testing. This is very useful for quick crawling of a small section of a website without having to crawl the entire web property. This feature is only available via paid subscription.

Sitemap Export

Export to Vector

You can now export sitemaps to Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), which is a vector graphic format that is based on XML. An SVG image will remain crisp and clear at any resolution or size and is excellent for interactivity and animation. The SVG specification is an open standard developed by the World Wide Consortium (W3C) since 1999. This feature is only available via paid subscription.

Other News 

W3C Membership

We are excited to announce our membership with the World Wide Consortium (W3C), the leading international standards organization for the World Wide Web. Founded and currently led by Tim Berners-Lee, the consortium is made up of member organizations which maintain full-time staff to work together in the development of standards for the World Wide Web. As of 19 November 2018, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has 476 members.

IAAP Membership

We are also pleased to announce that we are now an organization member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP). The International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) is a not-for-profit membership-based organization for individuals and organizations that are focused on accessibility or are in the process of building their accessibility skills and strategies. The objective of this association is to help accessibility professionals develop and advance their careers and to help organizations integrate accessibility into their products and infrastructure. The IAAP will provide a place for accessibility professionals around the world to gather, share experiences and enrich their knowledge of accessibility. IAAP has 123 organizational members and 1766 members worldwide.

Author: Garenne BigbyWebsite: http://garennebigby.com

Founder of DYNO Mapper and Former Advisory Committee Representative at the W3C.