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ETSI just published EN 301 549 v4.1.1, the new version of the technical standard behind the European Accessibility Act, moving from WCAG 2.1 to WCAG 2.2. It's not a legal obligation yet (citation in the EU Official Journal is expected around late November 2026), but it's worth preparing for now rather than waiting for the whistle to blow.
Google DeepMind's SL2T model brings sign-to-text dictation to Gboard and Live Transcribe. The technical breakthrough matters, but the way it was built matters more for anyone running accessibility audits.
This summer, CheckFox didn't take a break (well, almost): redesigned audit versions, enriched exports, more flexible RGAA and RAWeb quick audits, and an overall faster tool for everyday use.
Claude Design isn't production-ready out of the box. If you want quality output, you need to feed it a proper design system before asking for anything visual, then lock in accessibility basics so it stops butchering your landing pages.
Last week marked the start of the beta phase with a small group of 10 accessibility experts representing different profiles. For this first round, all participants are french-speaking folks. Another testing phase is planned later, so stay tuned. For now, here are some early learnings.
The French Interministerial Directorate for Digital Affairs (Dinum) announced in early March 2026 that it was working, alongside public, non-profit, and private stakeholders, on drafting RGAA 5, the next version of the General Accessibility Improvement Framework.
Accessibility audits are too often reduced to a compliance checkbox. Here is why they should be treated as a user experience investment, and how to reframe them for your stakeholders.
WCAG 2.2 introduced 9 new success criteria and deprecated one. Here is what every accessibility auditor needs to know about the changes and how to adapt your audit workflow.
There are tools on the market that promise to make a website accessible in a matter of minutes, by adding a small JavaScript snippet. A button appears, usually decorated with a wheelchair icon or a Vitruvian Man pictogram.
