axle — a11y / WCAG Accessibility CI

April 26, 2026

Version updated for https://github.com/asafamos/axle-action to version v1.1.0.

This action is used across all versions by ? repositories.

Action Type

This is a Composite action.

Go to the GitHub Marketplace to find the latest changes.

Action Summary

The Axle GitHub Action automates accessibility testing by scanning pull requests for WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA violations, generating detailed reports, and blocking merges if accessibility standards regress. It provides actionable insights, including AI-generated code-fix suggestions, to help teams comply with accessibility regulations such as EAA 2025, ADA, and Section 508. This tool streamlines the integration of accessibility compliance into CI/CD workflows without relying on intrusive runtime overlays.

What’s Changed

Marketplace discoverability

This release renames the action from "axle — Accessibility Compliance CI" to "axle — a11y / WCAG Accessibility CI" so the Marketplace search for `a11y` finds it.

Why

Searching the GitHub Marketplace for `a11y` returned 9-10 results — all 9 had `a11y` in the title; ours did not. GitHub Marketplace does strict string matching with no synonym expansion. The "Accessibility" word in our title was not enough.

What changed

`action.yml`: `name` and `description` updated to lead with `a11y / WCAG 2.2 AA`
README H1 matches the new name; explicit keywords block at top
Regulatory coverage in description expanded (added Section 508 alongside EAA 2025 / ADA)

Backwards compatible

No behaviour change. `uses: asafamos/axle-action@v1` continues to work — the v1 major tag points at this commit.