Design Systems Are Accessibility Delivery Vehicles: Making accessibility support for applications scalable, productive, and consistent
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Design systems are infrastructure built for consumers—the designers and developers—working on applications. A successful one allows consumers in an organization to quickly scale design and development across applications, increase productivity, and establish consistency. Many consumers, however, are not prepared to build for accessibility. Couldn't an organization make building accessibility support for applications scalable, productive, and consistent? This article explores how a design system becomes an important vehicle to supporting accessibility.
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Published: 25 November 2024
Published in QUEUE Volume 22, Issue 5
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