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Re: Known accessibility hurdles with popular design systems

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From: Brooks Newton
Date: Jan 12, 2021 11:51AM

Hello All,

Similar to my previous post, I've got a question for everyone. Does anyone
know of a collection of known accessibility hurdles associated with the
most popular design systems in use today by web site production teams? If
there isn't any one authoritative collection, then maybe folks on this
discussion list can supply their own observations from implementing and
testing design systems in their own work. The observed hurdles can be
WCAG-related or outside of the formal WCAG umbrella.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if site owners and content authors could have a
clear understanding of the baked-in accessibility problems they will
inherit when they adopt a design system to support their organization's
needs?

Thanks!

Brooks Newton