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@DaveTryon DaveTryon released this 23 Aug 15:15
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Accessibility Insights for Web 2.39.0

Welcome to the August 23rd release of Accessibility Insights for Web!

Highlights

  • aria-roledescription rule has been deprecated since version 4.7.0.
  • aria-roles rule has been updated with the role=directory being deprecated.
  • aria-required will no longer flag invalid issues when used on elements with role=switch or slider.
  • scrollable-region-focusable has changed impact to serious, moving from Needs Review to Automated Checks in FastPass.

Rules engine update to axe-core 4.7.2

We have updated our rules engine to axe-core 4.7.2 (#6849). Check the axe-core 4.7.2 release notes for more details.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed spurious console errors (#6570)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the UI to get stuck after a forced reloading of the extension (#6571)
  • Improved color contrast of the "More actions" button in high contrast themes (#6593)
  • Fixed an incorrect link for the skip-link rule (#6597)
  • Clarified instructions around use of 400% zoom in the "Reflow" assessment test (#6631)
  • Provided operating-specific instructions for "High contrast mode" and "Resize text" assessment tests (#6840)
  • Clarified instructions for the tab stops test (#6845)
  • Updated our icons to better support high contrast themes (#6854)