Accessibility Rules: Introduce a new color-contrast-enhanced rule that meets WCAG AAA standards, providing more stringent checks for color contrast compliance.
ARIA Attributes: Report violations for non-global ARIA attributes on elements that lack a role, enhancing accessibility checks for ARIA compliance.
DPUB Compliance: Upgrade to DPUB ARIA 1.1, ensuring that deprecated roles are reported correctly, which helps maintain compliance with the latest standards.
Improvements
Color Contrast: Add support for CSS mix-blend-mode, allowing for better handling of blended backgrounds in accessibility checks.
Configuration Options: Make the axe.ping feature configurable with a new pingWaitTime option, allowing users to customize the ping behavior.
Shadow DOM Testing: Improve the performance of shadow DOM testing, making it faster and more efficient for deeply nested structures.
Fixes
Fix incomplete fallback messages that were previously causing confusion, ensuring users receive clear and accurate feedback during accessibility checks.
Fix issues with color contrast calculations, ensuring accurate results for nested scroll regions and elements that do not fill their bounding size.
Resolve inconsistencies in the handling of ARIA attributes, ensuring that invalid attributes are correctly flagged and reported during checks.
Others
Enhance the overall consistency of help and description texts across the application, making it easier for users to understand accessibility requirements.
Update translations for French and Korean locales, improving accessibility for non-English speaking users.