Introduction
How are we already almost halfway through the year? The month of May flew by, and we’ve got a lot to share—Natalie MacLees just got back from AccessU, and the team is freshly done celebrating GAAD!
From accessibility events to product updates, let’s recap the month and what’s coming up next.
AAArdvark Product Updates
Over the last few weeks, we’ve introduced a variety of fixes and improvements, including:
- Improvements
- Code snippets now have syntax highlighting for easy reading
- Better instructions for hiding Cookie Banners on screenshots
- User role management moved to the Teams settings page
- The default sorting order for sitemap pages now excludes pages you’ve already added to AAArdvark
- Newly Added
- Email notifications for issues needing manual review
- Filter issues by Pending Status
- Fixed
- Opening and highlighting the issue instance directly in Visual Mode
What’s New and Noteworthy
- Back from AccessU: Natalie MacLees just came back from giving her workshop at the Knowbility’s AccessU conference. It was awesome to connect with other members of the digital accessibility community, and we’ll be sharing the workshop recording soon.
- Spreading Awareness with the Newest Podcast Episode: Celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2025. In episode 23, we talked about GAAD and also did our part to spread the word on digital accessibility.
- Check out the latest episode on all the major platforms, subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music
- Next Livestream: Join us on June 4 for a live walkthrough of testing with NVDA and Firefox, one of the most effective free combos for accessibility audits.
- And, check out the latest livestream, where we tested with VoiceOver and Safari.
- Accessibility Without Burnout: Accessibility isn’t about getting it all perfect overnight. It’s about making steady, meaningful progress. Read the full blog post by our co-founder Natalie MacLees.
Quick Tip: Issue assignment in AAArdvark
Are you tired of chasing accessibility issue updates? Use issue assignment in AAArdvark to keep everyone on track.
Assign issues to specific teammates, and they can receive in-app notifications or emails (depending on their notification settings).
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Thanks for catching up with us! We’re glad to be on this journey with you as we work toward a more accessible web.
We’ve got more features, content, and events coming your way—so stay tuned as we roll into summer. Got questions or feedback? Our support team’s just a message away.
