IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker by IBM Accessibility

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IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker version history - 25 versions

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Latest version
Version 4.0.3.9999
Released Mar 27, 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)
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Older versions
Version 4.0.0.9999
Released Feb 11, 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
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Version 3.1.79.9999
Released Dec 13, 2024 - 29.58 MB
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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
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Version 3.1.78.9999
Released Nov 14, 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
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Version 3.1.77.9999
Released Nov 7, 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
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Version 3.1.76.9999
Released Oct 2, 2024 - 29 MB
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Version 3.1.75.9999
Released Aug 31, 2024 - 28.5 MB
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Version 3.1.74.9999
Released Aug 7, 2024 - 28.37 MB
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Version 3.1.73.9999
Released Jun 17, 2024 - 27.99 MB
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Version 3.1.72.9999
Released Jun 8, 2024 - 27.87 MB
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Version 3.1.71.9999
Released May 12, 2024 - 27.74 MB
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## 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
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Version 3.1.70.9999
Released Apr 21, 2024 - 27.61 MB
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Version 3.1.68.9999
Released Mar 19, 2024 - 27.44 MB
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Version 3.1.67.9999
Released Feb 4, 2024 - 27.24 MB
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Version 3.1.66.9999
Released Jan 31, 2024 - 47.1 MB
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Version 3.1.64.9999
Released Nov 13, 2023 - 44.7 MB
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Version 3.1.63.9999
Released Oct 19, 2023 - 82.51 MB
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Version 3.1.62.9999
Released Oct 12, 2023 - 44.03 MB
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Version 3.1.61.9999
Released Sep 21, 2023 - 43.43 MB
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Version 3.1.60.9999
Released Aug 31, 2023 - 40.38 MB
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* 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
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Version 3.1.59.9999
Released Aug 9, 2023 - 39.75 MB
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Version 3.1.58.9999
Released Jul 27, 2023 - 39.13 MB
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Version 3.1.52.9999
Released Jul 6, 2023 - 38.52 MB
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Version 3.1.50.9999
Released Jun 6, 2023 - 37.86 MB
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## What's Changed
* fix(extension): Archives building to wrong location in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1480
* chore(test): Update action test environment to Ubuntu 22.04, Node 18 in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1458
* fix(node,karma,cypress): Checker results did not indicate "ignored" when matched to a baseline in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1459
* fix(engine): fix issues related to ARIA 'naming prohibited' elements in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1438
* chore(ruleserver): Remove unused artifacts from older Cloud Foundry based servers in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1465
* fix(extension): Remove unneeded files from archive for Firefox deploy by in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1467
* chore(userguide):Update full user guide in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1453
* fix(imagemap_alt_exists) remap fail and pass code in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1439
* chore(rule server): Updating rule reserver for May 26 release in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1473

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/compare/3.1.48...3.1.50
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Version 3.1.47.9999
Released Apr 3, 2023 - 45.89 MB
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Latest version

Version 4.0.3.9999

Older versions

Version 4.0.0.9999

Version 3.1.79.9999

Version 3.1.78.9999

Version 3.1.77.9999

Version 3.1.76.9999

Version 3.1.75.9999

Version 3.1.74.9999

Version 3.1.73.9999

Version 3.1.72.9999

Version 3.1.71.9999

Version 3.1.70.9999

Version 3.1.68.9999

Version 3.1.67.9999

Version 3.1.66.9999

Version 3.1.64.9999

Version 3.1.63.9999

Version 3.1.62.9999

Version 3.1.61.9999

Version 3.1.60.9999

Version 3.1.59.9999

Version 3.1.58.9999

Version 3.1.52.9999

Version 3.1.50.9999

Version 3.1.47.9999