diff --git a/accessibility-checker-engine/src/v4/rules/element_scrollable_tabbable.ts b/accessibility-checker-engine/src/v4/rules/element_scrollable_tabbable.ts
index ac634f7e4..d92771ad0 100644
--- a/accessibility-checker-engine/src/v4/rules/element_scrollable_tabbable.ts
+++ b/accessibility-checker-engine/src/v4/rules/element_scrollable_tabbable.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export let element_scrollable_tabbable: Rule = {
         level: eRulePolicy.VIOLATION,
         toolkitLevel: eToolkitLevel.LEVEL_ONE
     }],
-    act: ["ossw9k"],
+    act: ["0ssw9k"],
     run: (context: RuleContext, options?: {}, contextHierarchies?: RuleContextHierarchy): RuleResult | RuleResult[] => {
         const ruleContext = context["dom"].node as HTMLElement;
         //skip the check if the element is hidden or disabled
diff --git a/accessibility-checker-extension/package-lock.json b/accessibility-checker-extension/package-lock.json
index a6ff6486e..526e92444 100644
--- a/accessibility-checker-extension/package-lock.json
+++ b/accessibility-checker-extension/package-lock.json
@@ -4810,9 +4810,9 @@
 			"dev": true
 		},
 		"node_modules/axios": {
-			"version": "1.5.1",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.5.1.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-Q28iYCWzNHjAm+yEAot5QaAMxhMghWLFVf7rRdwhUI+c2jix2DUXjAHXVi+s1ibs3mjPO/cCgbA++3BjD0vP/A==",
+			"version": "1.6.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.6.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-vfBmhDpKafglh0EldBEbVuoe7DyAavGSLWhuSm5ZSEKQnHhBf0xAAwybbNH1IkrJNGnS/VG4I5yxig1pCEXE4g==",
 			"dev": true,
 			"dependencies": {
 				"follow-redirects": "^1.15.0",
@@ -5725,19 +5725,19 @@
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 		},
 		"node_modules/chromedriver": {
-			"version": "118.0.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chromedriver/-/chromedriver-118.0.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-E5xoER/tKxpxxtKk6/vmWkdWHCXsZ502hzGt4+2FppoibniGHJoymUFi/X/fBpZN5r7zyVCZzjDxJdxRltN7hQ==",
+			"version": "119.0.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chromedriver/-/chromedriver-119.0.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-lpCFFLaXPpvElTaUOWKdP74pFb/sJhWtWqMjn7Ju1YriWn8dT5JBk84BGXMPvZQs70WfCYWecxdMmwfIu1Mupg==",
 			"dev": true,
 			"hasInstallScript": true,
 			"dependencies": {
-				"@testim/chrome-version": "^1.1.3",
-				"axios": "^1.4.0",
-				"compare-versions": "^6.0.0",
+				"@testim/chrome-version": "^1.1.4",
+				"axios": "^1.6.0",
+				"compare-versions": "^6.1.0",
 				"extract-zip": "^2.0.1",
 				"https-proxy-agent": "^5.0.1",
 				"proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0",
-				"tcp-port-used": "^1.0.1"
+				"tcp-port-used": "^1.0.2"
 			},
 			"bin": {
 				"chromedriver": "bin/chromedriver"
@@ -20171,9 +20171,9 @@
 			"dev": true
 		},
 		"axios": {
-			"version": "1.5.1",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.5.1.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-Q28iYCWzNHjAm+yEAot5QaAMxhMghWLFVf7rRdwhUI+c2jix2DUXjAHXVi+s1ibs3mjPO/cCgbA++3BjD0vP/A==",
+			"version": "1.6.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.6.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-vfBmhDpKafglh0EldBEbVuoe7DyAavGSLWhuSm5ZSEKQnHhBf0xAAwybbNH1IkrJNGnS/VG4I5yxig1pCEXE4g==",
 			"dev": true,
 			"requires": {
 				"follow-redirects": "^1.15.0",
@@ -20821,18 +20821,18 @@
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 		},
 		"chromedriver": {
-			"version": "118.0.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chromedriver/-/chromedriver-118.0.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-E5xoER/tKxpxxtKk6/vmWkdWHCXsZ502hzGt4+2FppoibniGHJoymUFi/X/fBpZN5r7zyVCZzjDxJdxRltN7hQ==",
+			"version": "119.0.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chromedriver/-/chromedriver-119.0.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-lpCFFLaXPpvElTaUOWKdP74pFb/sJhWtWqMjn7Ju1YriWn8dT5JBk84BGXMPvZQs70WfCYWecxdMmwfIu1Mupg==",
 			"dev": true,
 			"requires": {
-				"@testim/chrome-version": "^1.1.3",
-				"axios": "^1.4.0",
-				"compare-versions": "^6.0.0",
+				"@testim/chrome-version": "^1.1.4",
+				"axios": "^1.6.0",
+				"compare-versions": "^6.1.0",
 				"extract-zip": "^2.0.1",
 				"https-proxy-agent": "^5.0.1",
 				"proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0",
-				"tcp-port-used": "^1.0.1"
+				"tcp-port-used": "^1.0.2"
 			}
 		},
 		"ci-info": {
diff --git a/accessibility-checker-extension/src/ts/options/OptionsApp.tsx b/accessibility-checker-extension/src/ts/options/OptionsApp.tsx
index 67f05c7ea..1784bd90b 100644
--- a/accessibility-checker-extension/src/ts/options/OptionsApp.tsx
+++ b/accessibility-checker-extension/src/ts/options/OptionsApp.tsx
@@ -338,15 +338,48 @@ export class OptionsApp extends React.Component<{}, OptionsAppState> {
             <aside aria-label="About Accessibility Checker Options">
             <p>
                 By default, the Accessibility Checker uses a set of rules that correspond to 
-                the most recent WCAG standards plus some additional IBM requirements. Rule sets 
-                for specific WCAG versions are also available. The rule sets are updated regularly, 
+                the WCAG standards plus some additional IBM requirements. Guidelines 
+                are available for specific WCAG versions. The guidelines are updated regularly, 
                 and each update has a date of deployment. If you need to replicate an earlier test, 
-                choose the deployment date of the original test.
+                choose the deployment date of the original test. 
+            </p>
+            <p>    
+                See the <Link 
+                            inline={true} 
+                            size="lg"
+                            className="link" 
+                            href="https://www.ibm.com/able/requirements/requirements"
+                            target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferred"
+                            >IBM Accessibility requirements</Link> that need to be met to comply with standards and regulations.
+            </p>
+            <p> 
+                <strong>Rule updates</strong>: For details on rule changes at each deployment, 
+                see the <Link 
+                            inline={true} 
+                            size="lg" 
+                            className="link"
+                            href="https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/releases"
+                            target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferred"
+                            // style={{ color: '#002D9C' }}
+                            >Release notes</Link>.
+            </p>
+            <p>
+                <strong>Rule sets</strong>: A packaged set of guidelines, 
+                each of which is a collection of rules mapped to the requirements in the accessibility guideline,
+                see the <Link
+                            inline={true}
+                            size="lg"
+                            className="link"
+                            href="https://www.ibm.com/able/requirements/checker-rule-sets"
+                            target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferred"
+                            // style={{ color: '#002D9C' }}
+                            >Checker rule sets</Link>.
             </p>
             <p>
                 For more in-depth guidance, see <Link 
                     size="lg"
                     inline={true}
+                    // should className="Link" be used?
                     href={chrome.runtime.getURL("usingAC.html")}
                     target="_blank"
                     rel="noopener noreferred"
@@ -429,12 +462,16 @@ export class OptionsApp extends React.Component<{}, OptionsAppState> {
                                 this.setState({ modalRuleSet: false });
                             }).bind(this)}
                         >
-                            <p style={{ maxWidth: "100%" }}><strong>Dated deployment: </strong> Use a rule set from a specific date
-                                for consistent testing throughout a project to replicate an earlier test</p>
+                            <p style={{ maxWidth: "100%" }}><strong>Dated deployment</strong>: Use a rule set from a specific date
+                                for consistent testing throughout a project to replicate an earlier test.</p>
+
+                            <p style={{ maxWidth: "100%" }}><strong>Preview rules</strong>: Try an experimental preview of a possible future rule set.</p>
 
-                            <p style={{ maxWidth: "100%" }}><strong>Preview rules: </strong> Try an experimental preview of possible future rule set</p>
+                            <p style={{ maxWidth: "100%" }}><strong>Rule updates</strong>: For details on rule changes at each deployment, 
+                                see the <Link inline={true} size="md" className="link" href="https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/releases" target="_blank" style={{ color: '#002D9C' }}>Release notes</Link>.</p>
 
-                            <p style={{ maxWidth: "100%" }}>For details on rule set changes between deployments, see <Link inline={true} size="md" className="link" href="https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/releases" target="_blank" style={{ color: '#002D9C' }}>Release notes</Link></p>
+                            <p style={{ maxWidth: "100%" }}><strong>Rule sets</strong>: A packaged set of guidelines, each of which is a collection of rules mapped to the requirements in the accessibility guideline,
+                                see the <Link inline={true} size="md" className="link" href="https://www.ibm.com/able/requirements/checker-rule-sets" target="_blank" style={{ color: '#002D9C' }}>Checker rule sets</Link>.</p>
                         </Modal>, document.body)}
 
                         {typeof document === 'undefined' ? null : ReactDOM.createPortal(<Modal
@@ -460,7 +497,7 @@ export class OptionsApp extends React.Component<{}, OptionsAppState> {
                     {/**** Select ruleset / policy  */}
                     <div>
                         <div className="select-a-rule-set" style={{ marginTop: "1rem" }}>
-                            Select accessibility guidelines
+                            Select an accessibility guideline
                             <Button
                                 renderIcon={Information}
                                 kind="ghost"
@@ -478,7 +515,7 @@ export class OptionsApp extends React.Component<{}, OptionsAppState> {
                         {!this.state.selected_archive && <DropdownSkeleton />}
                         {this.state.selected_archive && <>
                             <Dropdown
-                                ariaLabel="Select accessibility guidelines"
+                                ariaLabel="Select an accessibility guideline"
                                 disabled={false}
                                 helperText={this.state.selected_ruleset && ("Currently active: " + this.getGuideline(this.state.lastSettings?.selected_archive!, this.state.lastSettings?.selected_ruleset.id!).name)}
                                 id="rulesetSelection"
@@ -500,16 +537,24 @@ export class OptionsApp extends React.Component<{}, OptionsAppState> {
 
                         {typeof document === 'undefined' ? null : ReactDOM.createPortal(<Modal
                             aria-label="Guidelines information"
-                            modalHeading="Selecting accessibility guidelines"
+                            modalHeading="Selecting an accessibility guideline"
                             passiveModal={true}
                             open={this.state.modalGuidelines}
                             onRequestClose={(() => {
                                 this.setState({ modalGuidelines: false });
                             }).bind(this)}
                         >
-                            <p style={{ maxWidth: "100%" }}><strong>IBM Accessibility: </strong> Rules for WCAG 2.1 AA plus additional IBM requirements</p>
-                            <p style={{ maxWidth: "100%" }}><strong>WCAG 2.1 (A, AA): </strong> This is the current W3C recommendation. Content that conforms to WCAG 2.1 also conforms to WCAG 2.0</p>
-                            <p style={{ maxWidth: "100%" }}><strong>WCAG 2.0 (A, AA): </strong> Referenced by US Section 508, but not the latest W3C recommendation</p>
+                            <p style={{ maxWidth: "100%" }}><strong>IBM Accessibility 7.2</strong>: Rules for WCAG 2.1 plus additional IBM requirements.</p>
+                            
+                            <p style={{ maxWidth: "100%" }}><strong>WCAG 2.2 (A, AA)</strong>: Rules for the latest W3C specification. Content that conforms to WCAG 2.2 also conforms to 2.1 and 2.0.</p>
+                            
+                            <p style={{ maxWidth: "100%" }}><strong>WCAG 2.1 (A, AA)</strong>: Content that conforms to WCAG 2.1 also conforms to WCAG 2.0. Referenced by EN 301 549 and other policies, but not the latest W3C specification.</p>
+                            
+                            <p style={{ maxWidth: "100%" }}><strong>WCAG 2.0 (A, AA)</strong>: Referenced by US Section 508, but not the latest W3C specification.</p>
+                            
+                            <p style={{ maxWidth: "100%" }}><strong>Rule sets</strong>: A packaged set of guidelines, each of which is a collection of rules mapped to requirements in the accessibility guideline, 
+                                see the <Link inline={true} size="md" className="link" href="https://www.ibm.com/able/requirements/checker-rule-sets" target="_blank" style={{ color: '#002D9C' }}>Checker rule sets</Link>.</p>
+                            
                         </Modal>, document.body)}
                     </div>
 
diff --git a/common/module/package-lock.json b/common/module/package-lock.json
index 9c4158d29..6d67c4c05 100644
--- a/common/module/package-lock.json
+++ b/common/module/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "license": "SEE LICENSE in ../../LICENSE",
       "dependencies": {
-        "axios": "^1.4.0",
+        "axios": "^1.6.0",
         "deep-diff": "^1.0.2",
         "exceljs": "^4.3.0"
       },
@@ -1414,9 +1414,9 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/axios": {
-      "version": "1.4.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.4.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-S4XCWMEmzvo64T9GfvQDOXgYRDJ/wsSZc7Jvdgx5u1sd0JwsuPLqb3SYmusag+edF6ziyMensPVqLTSc1PiSEA==",
+      "version": "1.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EZ1DYihju9pwVB+jg67ogm+Tmqc6JmhamRN6I4Zt8DfZu5lbcQGw3ozH9lFejSJgs/ibaef3A9PMXPLeefFGJg==",
       "dependencies": {
         "follow-redirects": "^1.15.0",
         "form-data": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/common/module/package.json b/common/module/package.json
index a963e7f92..f54b9c07d 100644
--- a/common/module/package.json
+++ b/common/module/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "typescript": "^5.1.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "axios": "^1.4.0",
+    "axios": "^1.6.0",
     "deep-diff": "^1.0.2",
     "exceljs": "^4.3.0"
   }