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A11yInspect v1.5.8 – Release Notes

Release Date: July 17, 2026

Overview​

This release introduces a new Keyboard tab for comprehensive keyboard accessibility testing, along with improvements to scanning accuracy and efficiency across multiple rulesets.

Key Enhancements​

New Features​

  • Keyboard Tab — Added a dedicated Keyboard tab that surfaces keyboard accessibility issues which includes:
    • Keyboard traps — areas where keyboard users can get stuck and cannot navigate away.
    • Interactive elements not receiving focus — buttons, links, and other interactive controls that cannot be reached using the keyboard.
    • Non-interactive elements receiving focus — elements that receive keyboard focus even though they are not intended for user interaction.
    • List of all interactive elements — provides an overview of interactive elements detected on the page.

Bug Fixes​

  • Improved detection accuracy and scanning efficiency across multiple rulesets, including nesting and non-interactive element checks.

Summary​

This release adds a new Keyboard tab for identifying keyboard traps, focus issues, and interactive elements, along with efficiency and accuracy improvements across multiple rulesets.