Struggling with Accessibility in Design Systems?

Struggling with Accessibility in Design Systems?

Into Design Systems Team

Apr 1, 2025


Accessibility in Design Systems can feel overwhelming!

Where do you even start? WCAG? ARIA? Figma color tokens? 🤯

If you're unsure how to:

– Document accessible components
– Structure helpful annotations
– Build accessible color palettes using Design Tokens 😵‍💫

…you’re not alone — and you don’t need to figure it out on your own.

 
Design Systems are the key to making accessibility scalableconsistent, and effective

 We’ll show you how!

 
Join our exclusive, practical accessibility training on Tuesday, April 8th2025, created just for Into Design Systems ticket holders.

 

👉 If you haven’t grabbed your spot yet, now’s the time 

Seats are limited!

This session especially useful if you're preparing for the 🇪🇺 European Accessibility Act!


📌 Accessibility Foundations in Design Systems

Stéphanie WalterUX Researcher & Strategist, Product Designer & Teacher

In this session you will learn:

✅ ⁠How to build accessible color palettes using design tokens in Figma.

✅ How to document inclusive components, covering keyboard navigation, form error handling, and drag-and-drop alternatives.

✅ About practical examples of accessibility in Design Systems, ensuring components work for everyone.



📌 Accessibility Annotations: The Missing Link in Design Systems

Daniel Henderson-Ede, Principal Accessibility Consultant, Mantis & Co.
 

In this session you will learn:
 

✅ ⁠Why accessibility annotations matter and how they reduce friction for teams.

✅ How design system presets can integrate accessibility annotations deeply into the system.

✅ How to start scaling annotations across teams to make accessibility a natural part of the workflow.

  

What's included:

✔️ Access to Accessibility training (April 8 online)

✔️ Access to Into Design Systems conference (May 28-30 online):

20+ hours of actionable live sessions, demos, case studies & live Q&A, slides, templates & files from top Design System minds and more

✔️ All recordings


👉 If you haven’t grabbed your spot yet, now’s the time 

Seats are limited!



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Chris Beltran, VP Product Design, JPMorgan Chase

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I am incredibly impressed with the Into Design Systems online conference. It is exceptionally well-prepared, with very personable hosts and excellent speakers who have presented the topics extremely well. The insights and knowledge shared have been invaluable.

Severine GrafSenior UI Designer, Ui First Group

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