SortSite 6.59 Maintenance Release

This release includes support for ARIA 1.3, updated screen reader compatibility checks, plus the latest changes to the W3 HTML validator.

New Features

• Initial support for ARIA 1.3: new roles and attributes added, but several ARIA 1.2 attributes (e.g. aria-expanded, aria-placeholder) are now forbidden on additional roles

Rule Changes

• Updated browser compatibility checks to Chrome/Edge 144, FF 146, Opera 125, Safari 26.3
• Updated screen reader compatibility checks to NVDA 2025, JAWS 2025, macOS 15 and iOS 18
• Updated to December 2025 HTML 5 Validator
• See full list of changed rules in engine 6.59

Fixes

• Various stability fixes and performance improvements