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IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker version history - 25 versions

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IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker version history - 25 versions

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  • Latest version

    Version 4.0.6.9999

    Released 26 Jun 2025 - 29.5 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • fix(engine): Issues related to <elements> made invisible with clip-path
    • fixrule(svg_graphics_labelled, img_alt_valid): Ignore SVG & image accessible name requirement when its ancestor is a widget or requires presentational child
    • fixrule(figure_label_exists, element_scrollable_tabbable): Deprecate element_scrollable_tabbable rule and fix the figure missing label issue

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Older versions

    Version 4.0.5.9999

    Released 3 Jun 2025 - 29.24 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    Rules and Engine
    * fixrule(input_label_exists, aria_widget_labelled, aria_accessiblename_exists): Update accessible name requirement for certain roles
    * fix(engine): Issues related to <elements> made invisible with clip-path
    * fixrule(svg_graphics_labelled, img_alt_valid): Ignore SVG & image accessible name requirement when its ancestor is a widget or requires presentational child

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 4.0.4.9999

    Released 24 Apr 2025 - 28.99 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • chore(archive): Create archive for April 24, 2025
    • fix(engine): Update the landmark label uniqueness rules and deprecate meta_redirect_optional rule
    • fixrule(input_label_exists, aria_widget_labelled, aria_accessiblename_exists): Update accessible name requirement for certain roles V4

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 4.0.3.9999

    Released 27 Mar 2025 - 28.83 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    What's Changed
    * New latest Rule set deployment: 27 March 2025
    * CI/CD packages boilerplates: Getting started, batch-scan, and command-line scanning

    Rules and Engine
    * fixrule (input_label_visible): Fix issues related to visible text on an input element
    * fixrule(element_scrollable_tabbable, element_tabbable_role_valid, text_contrast_sufficient): Issues related to scrolling, tabbing, and disabled controls
    * fixrule(element_scrollable_tabbable, element_tabbable_role_valid, text_contrast_sufficient): Issues related to scrolling, tabbing, and disabled controls (v4.x)
    * fixrule(element_scrollable_tabbable, aria_child_tabbable, element_tabbable_role_valid): Fix combobox tabbable descendent error
    * fixrule(element_scrollable_tabbable, aria_child_tabbable, element_tabbable_role_valid): Fix combobox tabbable descendent error (v4.x)

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 4.0.0.9999

    Released 11 Feb 2025 - 28.57 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    Extension
    * fix(extension): Dark mode pop-up
    * fix(extension): Fix reset filter link
    * fix(extension): Don't show full data:text/html content on generated HTML report page
    * fix(extension): Update Carbon package and use new Carbon combobutton

    Rules and Engine
    * fixrule(meta_refresh_delay | meta_redirect_optional): Align rules with ACT
    * fixrule(input_label_visible): Fix issues related to the Firefox css pseudo-element
    * fix(engine): Fix circular structure caused by aria-owns
    * fix(engine): Fix accessible name concatenation and deprecate aria_search_label_unique rule

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.79.9999

    Released 13 Dec 2024 - 29.58 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    fixrule(element_tabbable_unobscured): Fix cacheing of element visibility, improve perf 10x
    fixrule(img_alt_null, aria_accessiblename_exists) Update the rule mappings to be consistent with ACT rules

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.78.9999

    Released 14 Nov 2024 - 29.33 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    Extensions (Browser DevTools)
    * fix(extension): Fix focus mode jump to last selected issue by @nam-singh in #2093

    Rules and Engine
    * fixrule(aria_landmark_name_unique): Increase the accessible name length limitation
    * fixrule(list_markup_review): #text nodes not visited on prevNode causing false positive

    Java package
    * fix(java): When comparing against baselines, issues not cleaned, so failing due to insignificant differences

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.77.9999

    Released 7 Nov 2024 - 29.08 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    What's Changed
    * Noticeable performance improvements

    Rules and Engine
    * fix(engine): rule engine refactor and update by @shunguoy in #2025
    * Conflict cases when aria-autocomplete and autocomplete are used together
    * fix(target_spacing_sufficient): Ignore cases for potential_overlap of text links
    * fix(target_spacing_sufficient): Ignore cases for clipped components
    * Rewrite accessible name module
    * Categorize the engine utility functions

    Chores and dependencies
    * Bump cookie and express in /report-react by @dependabot in #2073
    * Bump markdown-to-jsx from 7.1.9 to 7.5.0 in /accessibility-checker-extension by @dependabot in #2072
    * Bump axios from 1.6.1 to 1.7.7 in /accessibility-checker-extension by @dependabot in #2064
    * Bump rollup from 2.75.6 to 2.79.2 in /report-react by @dependabot in #2059
    * Bump axios from 1.6.0 to 1.7.4 in /common/module by @dependabot in #2046
    * Bump http-proxy-middleware from 2.0.6 to 2.0.7 in /report-react by @dependabot in #2076

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.76.9999

    Released 2 Oct 2024 - 29 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.75.9999

    Released 31 Aug 2024 - 28.5 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.74.9999

    Released 7 Aug 2024 - 28.37 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.73.9999

    Released 17 Jun 2024 - 27.99 MB
    Works with firefox 48.0 and later

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.72.9999

    Released 8 Jun 2024 - 27.87 MB
    Works with firefox 48.0 and later

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.71.9999

    Released 12 May 2024 - 27.74 MB
    Works with firefox 48.0 and later
    ## What's Changed

    * Updated rule server deployment for May release 3.1.71 in #1906

    ### Extensions (browser Dev Tools)
    * fix(extension): Info overlay for web page doesn't inspect the element underneath in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1894

    ### Rules and Engine
    * fixrule(`a_text_purpose, meta_viewport_zoomable`, `widget_tabbable_exists`, `widget_tabbable_single`): Re-mapping WCAG SC and help references in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1899

    ### Chores and dependencies
    * Update pull_request_template.md Review in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1902
    * Bump ejs from 3.1.8 to 3.1.10 in /report-react in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1903


    **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/compare/3.1.70...3.1.71

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.70.9999

    Released 21 Apr 2024 - 27.61 MB
    Works with firefox 48.0 and later

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.68.9999

    Released 19 Mar 2024 - 27.44 MB
    Works with firefox 48.0 and later

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.67.9999

    Released 4 Feb 2024 - 27.24 MB
    Works with firefox 48.0 and later

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.66.9999

    Released 31 Jan 2024 - 47.1 MB
    Works with firefox 48.0 and later

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.64.9999

    Released 13 Nov 2023 - 44.7 MB
    Works with firefox 48.0 and later

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.63.9999

    Released 19 Oct 2023 - 82.51 MB
    Works with firefox 48.0 and later

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.62.9999

    Released 12 Oct 2023 - 44.03 MB
    Works with firefox 48.0 and later

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.61.9999

    Released 21 Sep 2023 - 43.43 MB
    Works with firefox 48.0 and later

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.60.9999

    Released 31 Aug 2023 - 40.38 MB
    Works with firefox 48.0 and later
    * chore(cypress): Update the cypress boilerplate package-lock.json in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1587
    * fix(node:boilerplate): Update boilerplates for Jest, mocha, webdriverio in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1596
    * chore(node:boilerplate): Remove the Zombie boilerplate - not DOM compliant in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1597
    * Bump @cypress/request from 2.88.12 to 3.0.0 in /cypress-accessibility-checker in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1588
    * fix(extension): Fix performance logging in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1592
    * fix(extension)modal to warn user that if they have stored scans they will be lost if user changes ruleset in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1589
    * Rule update for 8_30_2023 in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1657


    **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/compare/3.1.59...3.1.60

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.59.9999

    Released 9 Aug 2023 - 39.75 MB
    Works with firefox 48.0 and later

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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  • Version 3.1.58.9999

    Released 27 Jul 2023 - 39.13 MB
    Works with firefox 48.0 and later

    Source code released under Apache License 2.0

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